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Musk's data centers push out family that's owned land for generations
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On a 2-acre property in Mississippi, 52-year-old Krystal Polk's family lived off the land for generations, raising chickens and pigs, growing onions and herbs and trading their peaches for pears.
Key facts
- The company has entered into an agreement with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality that includes removing the 69 temporary turbines at the plant and replacing them with 41 permanent
- Musk's SpaceXAI projects will total more than $20 billion in investments to Southaven, which Mississippi Gov
- On a 2-acre property in Mississippi, 52-year-old Krystal Polk's family lived off the land for generations, raising chickens and pigs, growing onions and herbs and trading their peaches for pears
- Apart from the "24/7" noise, Polk said she and her family have asthma and are concerned about fumes from the gas turbines at the plant
Summary
The land, on the border with Tennessee in the city of Southaven, was her family's survival, Polk said. While life there may have been simple in Polk's view, the circumstances surrounding her home rarely ever were. Holding on to the land was made more difficult a year ago when a noisy neighbor appeared across the street, a power plant so loud, it drove the family away. The plant, which is powering Elon Musk's SpaceXAI data centers in the Memphis area, has sparked backlash from Southaven residents concerned about noise and air pollution.