{"id":10291,"date":"2026-04-16T19:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/naacp-sues-xai-elon-musk-jpg\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:14:46","slug":"naacp-sues-xai-elon-musk-jpg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/naacp-sues-xai-elon-musk-jpg\/","title":{"rendered":"NAACP Sues Elon Over His Noxious AI Data Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">Elon Musk may have <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/future-society\/court-trouble-jury-hates-elon-musk\">yet another day<\/a> in court, at least if the NAACP has anything to say about it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">The oldest civil rights organization in the United States has named Elon Musk\u2019s AI company, xAI, in a new lawsuit, alleging that the turbines powering its \u201cColossus\u201d data center violate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/laws-regulations\/summary-clean-air-act\">Clean Air Act<\/a> of 1970.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">For months, xAI has used 27 unpermitted gas turbines \u2014 each about the size of a bus \u2014 to power the data center used to run the chatbot Grok. The practice has had horrible consequences for the Black, working class neighborhood where the turbines are located, whose residents are <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/future-society\/elon-musk-colossus-memphis\">stuck breathing<\/a> xAI\u2019s noxious exhaust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">According <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/apr\/14\/naacp-lawsuit-elon-musk-xai-memphis\">to the <em>Guardian<\/em><\/a>, the Mississippi lawsuit seeks to force xAI to stop using the turbines without permits, plus civil penalties to cover legal fees. On top of <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/elon-musk-memphis-illegal-generators\">spewing nitrogen dioxide<\/a>, a gas that causes irreversible respiratory damage over time, the turbines <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/artificial-intelligence\/elon-musk-ai-facility-mordor\">emit a horrendous sound<\/a> that\u2019s made life miserable for locals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">\u201cAll too often, big corporations like xAI treat our communities and families like obstacles to be pushed aside,\u201d president and CEO of the NAACP Derrick Johnson told the <em>Guardian<\/em>. \u201cWe cannot afford to normalize this kind of environmental injustice \u2014 where billion-dollar companies set up polluting operations in Black neighborhoods without any permits and think they\u2019ll get away with it because the people don\u2019t have the power to fight back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">In response, xAI avoided mentioning whether it plans to stop spewing toxic fumes into the surrounding neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">\u201cWe take our commitment to the community and environment seriously,\u201d a spokesperson told the <em>Guardian<\/em>. \u201cThe temporary power generation units are operating in compliance with all applicable laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\"><strong>More on Musk: <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/advanced-transport\/elon-musk-public-transit-china\">Elon Musk Says He Could Definitely Build a Public Transit System Better Than Anything In China If He Tried<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/artificial-intelligence\/naacp-sues-xai-elon-musk-jpg\">NAACP Sues Elon Over His Noxious AI Data Center<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/\">Futurism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk may have yet another day in court, at least if the NAACP has anything to say about it. 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