NAACP Asks Judge to Order Elon Musk’s xAI to Shut Down Gas Plant

The NAACP and environmental organizations asked a judge Wednesday to order Elon Musk’s xAI Corp. to stop operating dozens of natural gas turbines powering a Memphis-area data center project until it has permits and “pollution controls” to protect locals.

In their request for a preliminary injunction, the NAACP said the gas plant is not a “mobile” power source and is actually a “stationary” one, which are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Collectively, the turbines could power a city and individually, they’re 200,000 pounds and over 100 feet long each, the plaintiffs allege, arguing “there is nothing ‘mobile’ about the” ...