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XAI data center gets air permit to run 15 turbines, but imaging shows 24 on site


County health department accused of turning a “blind eye” to xAI’s alleged pollution.

After months of backlash over alleged pollution concerns, xAI has finally secured an air permit covering some of the methane gas turbines powering its Colossus supercomputer data center in Memphis, Tennessee. They claim that the AI company owned by Elon Musk has been operating dozens of turbines without BACT for more than a year, exposing predominantly Black neighborhoods located near the facility—who have historically suffered from industrial poor air quality—to a potential new major source of pollution. SELC Senior Attorney Amanda Garcia accused the health department of "turning a blind eye to obvious Clean Air Act violations in order to allow another polluter to set up shop in this already-overburdened community without appropriate protections."

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