Musk’s xAI faces growing legal risk over gas-powered turbines powering data centers
By Amy Miller ( June 10, 2026, 23:18 GMT | Insight) -- Elon Musk’s xAI is facing growing legal risk over the gas-powered turbines in Mississippi that power his massive artificial intelligence data centers. Mississippi residents and civil rights groups are suing the company and its subsidiaries over air and noise pollution from a facility in Southaven as opposition to data center expansion grows across the US. The legal risks around Musk’s data centers have even been flagged in securities filings ahead of SpaceX’s initial public stock offering. Elon Musk’s xAI is facing growing legal risk over gas-powered turbines in Mississippi that power his massive artificial intelligence data centers....
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