Memphis data center pollution lawsuit moves forward
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The NAACP sued over the gas turbines at Memphis's Colossus data center, which it says run without a permit, under the Clean Air Act. The suit seeks the best available pollution controls and up to $124,426 per violation per day. The NAACP says the turbines could sharply raise pollution in nearby majority-Black neighborhoods. On October 22, a judge rejected Trump's claim that the EPA could unilaterally end such suits, and SpaceXAI still faces the data center pollution case.
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- Ars Technica · AIJudge rejects Trump’s wild claim EPA can dismiss data center pollution lawsuits
法官驳回特朗普关于 EPA 可单方面终止《清洁空气法》诉讼的主张，SpaceXAI 仍面临数据中心污染诉讼。NAACP 因孟菲斯 Colossus 数据中心使用未经许可的燃气轮机提起诉讼，要求采用最佳可用污染控制技术，并对每项违规处以每天最高 $124,426 的罚款。NAACP 指称，这些轮机可能使附近以黑人社区为主的脆弱街区污染大幅上升。
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