Posted Feb 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM UTCJExternal LinkxAI faces another legal battle over pollution from a data center.The NAACP sent a notice of intent to sue, accusing Musk’s company of illegally installing gas turbines in Mississippi to power its Colossus 2 data center. Thermal images taken by drone show more than a dozen turbines running at the site without a permit, according to a Floodlight investigation.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Justine Calma
xAI faces another legal battle over pollution from a data center.
The NAACP sent a notice of intent to sue, accusing Musk’s company of illegally installing gas turbines in Mississippi to power its Colossus 2 data center. Thermal images taken by drone show more than a dozen turbines running at the site without a permit, according to a Floodlight investigation. [Link: NAACP threatens to sue Musk’s xAI over Mississippi gas turbines powering data center | https://thehill.com/business/5738239-naacp-threatens-sue-xai/ | The Hill]
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