Despite an Environmental Protection Agency ruling that Elon Musk’s xAI data centers require permits for gas turbines, the gas pollution reportedly continues. According to the Guardian, the Floodlight newsroom captured drone footage of the turbines.
What’s happening?
While the EPA’s ruling said that gas turbines require permits in advance and that pollution sources like these require permits under the Clean Air Act, local laws in Mississippi said they don’t require permits because they are on tractor trailers, according to the report.
There was a public hearing scheduled for Feb. 17 during the ongoing public comment period.
xAI has two data centers in this region, one in South Memphis, Tennessee, and another in Southaven, Mississippi, with a second one planned in Southaven…