#TrumpVsMusk Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, faces legal action for air pollution due to the gas turbines it uses to power its computer farm in Memphis.
Musk's AI firm, xAI, received a 60-day notice of intent to sue on Tuesday for violations of the Clean Air Act from the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) regarding its AI data center 'Colossus' in Memphis, Tennessee.
The potential lawsuit, on behalf of America's oldest civil rights organization, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), focuses on dozens of natural gas turbines that the company installed to power the facility instead of waiting for a grid connection.
According to the SELC, these turbines are operating without the proper air quality permits and are emitting harmful pollutants, including nitrogen oxides and formaldehyde, violating the Clean Air Act.
'Over the past year, xAI has installed and operated at least 35 combustion turbines and other sources of air pollution at the Colossus site without ever obtaining the necessary air construction or operation permits,' the notice states.