Elon Musk's xAI Sued by NAACP Over Memphis Data Center

Elon Musk's xAI Sued by NAACP Over Memphis Data Center

Unpermitted gas turbines pose health risks to local residents, suit alleges

By Georgia Wells

April 14, 2026 7:43 pm ET

Elon Musk Kent Nishimura/Reuters

The NAACP sued Elon Musk's xAI Tuesday, alleging the company's efforts to power its data centers in Tennessee and Mississippi are creating a health risk for local residents.

Musk's artificial intelligence company and its subsidiary MZX Tech are illegally operating gas turbines without an air permit at a data center in Southaven, Miss., in violation of the Clean Air Act, the lawsuit said.

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