News

NAACP Threatens to Sue Elon Musk's XAI Over Memphis Air Pollution
The letter, sent by Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) on NAACP's behalf, alleges xAI has violated federal law by using methane gas turbines at its South Memphis data center without acquiring permits or "best available" pollution controls.
NAACP launches lawsuit over pollution from Musk’s xAI
The NAACP intends to sue Elon Musk over the pollution caused by artificial intelligence company xAI’s turbines in South Memphis. The group filed an intent to sue letter Tuesday against Musk’s artificial intelligence company,
NAACP, environmental group notify Elon Musk’s xAI company of intent to sue over facility pollution
The NAACP and an environmental group say they intend to sue Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI over concerns about air pollution generated by a supercomputer near predominantly Black communities in Memphis.
NAACP Files Intent to Sue Elon Musk's XAI Company Over Supercomputer Air Pollution
The NAACP has filed an intent to sue Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company over air pollution from a supercomputer data center in Memphis
NAACP, SELC say they plan to file lawsuit against xAI over turbines
NAACP, SELC say they plan to file lawsuit against xAI over turbines
Elon Musk-owned AI startup xAI’s supercomputer facility may have 'air pollution problem’
The NAACP has declared its intent to sue Elon Musk's xAI over air pollution concerns stemming from its supercomputer facility in Memphis. The facility, powered by gas turbines, allegedly operated without proper permits and exceeded allowed emission levels,
How Business Insider investigated the true cost of data centers
How Business Insider calculated data centers' true cost, from their electricity and water use to their impact on the ...
Planet-warming emissions dropped when companies had to report them. EPA wants to end that
The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency is taking aim at dozens of rules aimed at protecting the ...
Virginia Mercury14d
Decades-old paper mill in Covington named nation’s top climate polluter in new report
A World War II-era boiler in Virginia is at the center of a growing debate over the paper industry’s role in climate change — ...
Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research
A Tulane University researcher resigned Wednesday, citing censorship from university leaders who had warned that her advocacy ...
Air quality alert issued for portions of northeast Illinois and Wisconsin due to Canadian wildfires
An Air Pollution Action Day was called Wednesday morning for the Chicago area and is in effect until midnight, weather ...
The Highlands Current on MSN11d
Report Measures Air Quality
Only 25 of New York’s 62 counties could be graded for at least one measure of air quality, according to the report. Putnam ...
Trump Blocks California E.V. Rules in Latest Move to Rein In the State
California leaders said the state intends to challenge the move in court, and to find new ways to move drivers toward ...
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Causes 'Very Unhealthy' Conditions in American Midwest and Reaches Europe
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the American Midwest ...
AI data centers could drive a new wave of Texas air pollution, report finds
The boom in artificial intelligence (AI) risks filling Texas air with toxins, a report has found. State regulators are ...