July 14 : Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has installed 59 natural gas turbines for its Colossus 2 data center project in Tennessee without securing federal clean air permits, according to communications between regulators and xAI representatives.Potential emissions from the turbines are far

July 14 : Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has installed 59 natural gas turbines for its Colossus 2 data center project in Tennessee without securing federal clean…

xAI faces NAACP lawsuit over dozens of unpermitted methane gas turbines powering Colossus 2, emitting pollutants in predominantly Black Memphis

Regulator emails show xAI installed 59 unpermitted gas turbines for Colossus 2. Within five miles of the site, about 94% of Tennessee residents are Black.

Potential emissions from the turbines are far beyond the threshold that would require a federal permit, and would be released near predominantly Black communities already…

Lawsuit and Reuters probe scrutinise emissions from Musk’s AI data centre power supply

Estimates suggest that about half of the unpermitted turbines generate 2,500 tons of NOx, 4,000 tons of CO, and 22 tons of formaldehyde every year.

xAI deployed 59 unpermitted natural gas turbines for its Colossus 2 data center near Memphis, triggering environmental lawsuits from the NAACP and

The NAACP sued to stop the gas turbines powering the data center near Memphis.

The findings illustrate how electricity demand from AI data centers is driving companies to build power plants without enough environmental oversight in the US

Data center-related policy proposals, protests and litigation are underway across the country citing Colossus and Memphis as a cautionary tale.