SpaceXAI loses bid to dismiss NAACP lawsuit over gas turbines powering its Memphis-area AI data centers

CNBC reports that SpaceXAI lost its bid to dismiss an NAACP lawsuit in federal court in Mississippi, according to a judge's opinion released late Friday. The suit says it ran gas-fired turbines to power AI data centers in the Greater Memphis area. The suit claims 27 turbines in Southaven ran without an air permit. The company says the turbines are mobile and exempt.

• If a data center or power plant is planned near you, find its air permit application on your state or national environment agency's website and send a comment before the deadline.
• Check the air quality near you on a public monitor such as AirNow.gov (US) or your national air quality site, so you have a baseline if something changes.

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