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D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk's Data Center
The Department of Justice is intervening to block an NAACP-led environmental lawsuit against xAI's Memphis data center, arguing that the company's unpermitted gas turbines serve national security interests following their role in the Iran war. The move raises serious questions about whether national security claims can be wielded to shield corporations from environmental accountability and citizen legal action. Communities near the facility, disproportionately Black, have documented air quality concerns that this intervention would prevent courts from hearing.
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