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SpaceX's AI division, SpaceXAI, lost its bid to dismiss an NAACP lawsuit
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The lawsuit claims that the AI division of CEO Elon Musk's aerospace and defense tech conglomerate violated the Clean Air Act with its use of gas-fired combustion turbines to power its massive AI data centers in Greater Memphis.
Key facts
- The Southern Environmental Law Center and Earthjustice filed the suit on behalf of the NAACP in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi in April 2026
- The lawsuit claims that the AI division of CEO Elon Musk's aerospace and defense tech conglomerate violated the Clean Air Act with its use of gas-fired combustion turbines to power its massive AI
- The suit alleges that between August and December 2025, xAI and its subsidiary MZX Tech, installed and operated 27 gas turbines in Southaven, Mississippi, "without an air permit or regard
- The Colossus data centers and a power plant that SpaceXAI is also building in Southaven, Mississippi, have faced community backlash for years
Summary
SpaceX's AI division, SpaceXAI, lost its bid to dismiss an NAACP lawsuit, which is proceeding in federal court in Mississippi, according to a judge's opinion released late Friday. The Colossus data centers and a power plant that SpaceXAI is also building in Southaven, Mississippi, have faced community backlash for years. The Southern Environmental Law Center and Earthjustice filed the suit on behalf of the NAACP in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi in April 2026. The suit alleges that between August and December 2025, xAI and its subsidiary MZX Tech, installed and operated 27 gas turbines in Southaven, Mississippi, "without an air permit or regard for the health and safety of people living nearby.