Federal judge allows NAACP lawsuit against xAI over data center air pollution to proceed

A federal judge denied xAI's motion to dismiss an NAACP lawsuit accusing the company of operating at least 35 combustion turbines at its Colossus data center outside Memphis without required air permits. The ruling affirms plaintiffs' standing under the Clean Air Act, rejecting xAI's argument that the turbines are mobile and exempt from permitting requirements.