'A Different Set of Rules': Thermal Drone Footage Shows Musk's AI Power Plant Flouting Clean Air Regulations

'A different set of rules': Thermal drone footage shows Musk's AI power plant flouting clean air regulations

Evan Simon // Floodlight   Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is continuing to fuel its data centers with unpermitted gas turbines, according to a Floodlight visual investigation. Thermal drone footage shows xAI is still burning gas at a facility in Southaven, Miss., despite a recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling reiterating that doing so requires a state permit in advance. State regulators in Mississippi maintain that si…

NAACP urges leaders to deny xAI's permit for 41 gas turbines

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. -- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is urging environmental leaders in Mississippi to deny permits for 41 gas turbines at the xAI power plant in Southaven. This comes after Tuesday’s public hearing, where residents voiced their concerns over potential health and environmental risks. WREG's Raven Copeland was at [...]

Residents oppose xAI Southaven turbines permit at MDEQ hearing

Residents oppose xAI Southaven turbines permit at MDEQ hearing SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (WMC) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality heard public comments Tuesday night regarding the environmental impact of the xAI power plant operating in Southaven and the company’s application for permits for 41 natural gas turbines. The public hearing lasted two and a half hours, with every speaker asking MDEQ to deny or delay approval of the permit. M…

‘A different set of rules’: thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations

Read the full story in The Guardian. Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is continuing to fuel its datacenters with unpermitted gas turbines, an investigation by the Floodlight newsroom shows. Thermal footage captured by Floodlight via drone shows xAI is still burning gas at a facility in Southaven, Mississippi, despite a recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling reiterating that doing so … Continue reading ‘A different set of …

Capital B News: Drone Footage Shows Musk’s AI Power Plant Flouting Clean Air Regulations in Black Community

Capital B News: Drone Footage Shows Musk’s AI Power Plant Flouting Clean Air Regulations in Black Community. “Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is continuing to fuel its data centers with unpermitted gas turbines, according to a Floodlight visual investigation. Thermal drone footage shows xAI is still burning gas at a facility in Southaven, Miss., despite a recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling reiterating that doing so r…