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Elon Musk’s xAI Data Center Allegedly Fueling Major Smog

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Environmental groups claim the site is using gas-burning turbines without a permit.

Elon Musk’s xAI data center is allegedly contributing to a smog problem in Memphis.
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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is allegedly worsening a serious smog problem in Memphis, Tennessee, through the unauthorized use of gas turbines at its new data center, environmental advocates say.

The Southern Environmental Law Center wrote this week to the local health department and regional Environmental Protection Agency office urging...

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