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    "parsed_content": "Wake up informed. Sign up for our free daily newsletter and join over 35,000 Mississippians who start their day with Mississippi Today.\nThe audio version of this story is AI generated and is not human reviewed. It may contain errors or inaccuracies.\nThe Southern Environmental Law Center and Earthjustice are threatening to sue Elon Musk\u2019s xAI on behalf of the NAACP, claiming the company\u2019s power generation in Southaven violates the federal Clean Air Act.\nIn a letter on Friday, the center argues that xAI\u2019s operation of \u201cmobile-temporary\u201d turbines in Southaven without air permits are polluting the air in Southaven and the greater Memphis area.\u00a0\n\u201cxAI is running a de facto power plant without an air permit, without necessary pollution controls, and without regard for families living as close as a half mile away,\u201d said Laura Thoms, enforcement director for Earthjustice in a statement.\nxAI, an artificial intelligence company valued at $250 billion, began building its first data center in Memphis in 2024. Since then it has started to build another center in Memphis, bought a power plant in Mississippi and recently announced that it had purchased a warehouse in Southaven to build another data center. According to county records, the company purchased additional property this month.\nThe company began operating the temporary turbines at the former Duke Energy power plant in Southaven as early as mid-August to power its data centers.\nWhile Mississippians have expressed concern over noise and potential air pollution from the turbines, the number of turbines have increased. The company started with 18 but is now operating 27 at the site.\u00a0\nThe Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has said the turbines fall under an exemption that allows temporary turbines to operate without a permit, as long as they do so for less than a year. MDEQ has said the turbines have \u201cair pollution control devices.\u201d\nxAI is in the process of applying for air permits to operate 41 permanent turbines in Mississippi. MDEQ is holding a public hearing on Tuesday in Southaven where members of the public can comment on the proposal.\nIn January, Gov. Tate Reeves announced that xAI would be building another data center, in Mississippi. \u201cThis is the largest economic development project in Mississippi\u2019s history,\u201d Reeves said in a statement.\u00a0\nThere are five data center projects in Mississippi, including xAI. Such data centers are popping up all over the South, driven by the artificial intelligence boom.\nProponents say these projects are creating jobs, driving demand for Mississippi construction companies, paying for upgrades to the electric grid and adding tens of millions in taxes to local governments. \nBut critics say the centers create relatively few permanent jobs, demand large amounts of energy that could drive up customers\u2019 rates and that they receive overly generous tax abatements from the state. Despite recent concerns over an AI bubble, economic development leaders across the state have said that companies continue to be interested in building data centers in the state and that more may be coming.\nFrom detailed reporting on the predawn fire at the Beth Israel Congregation to updates on legal proceedings and community reactions, your contributions allow us to hold power to account and keep every Mississippian informed. Support Mississippi Today with a donation and help us continue covering the stories that matter.\nBECOME A MEMBER\nRecent Stories\nIn a village courtroom, a fervent prayer was answered for Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss. But it took quite a while\u2018There is Light Again!\u2019 Reflections on the Mississippi ice storms of 1994 and 2026 and the infrastructure of carePrison health care reform measures clear the House\u2018We as a state failed them\u2019: Senators call for improved disaster response after winter storm\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Lin \n \n \n \n \n \n Economic Development Reporter \/ Report for America Corps Member \n \n \n Katherine Lin is Mississippi Today\u2019s economic development reporter and a Report for America corps member. She joined the newsroom in 2025 after four years in the biotech industry and two years in nonprofit communications. Katherine holds a master\u2019s in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor\u2019s in history from UC Davis. Her reporting is informed by her business experience and focuses on how economic policies and market forces shape the lives of Mississippians. She lives in Jackson.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nRepublish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.",
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    "ai_excerpt": "The NAACP, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center and Earthjustice, is threatening to sue Elon Musk's xAI over alleged Clean Air Act violations related to temporary turbines in Southaven, Mississippi. The lawsuit claims the turbines are polluting the air. xAI is building data centers in Mississippi.",
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