The DOJ asked a federal court to toss the NAACP's Clean Air Act suit against Musk's xAI, citing national security to keep 57 unpermitted gas turbines running.

In a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over xAI’s polluting gas turbines, the Justice Department claimed the company is integral to military operations—including the Iran War.

The US Justice Department intervened to back xAI in the NAACP's pollution suit, arguing Musk's gas-burning data centre is vital to military operations.