Musk's xAI ran 59 gas turbines without permits, polluting majority-Black neighbourhoods

Elon Musk's xAI installed 59 gas turbines to power its Colossus 2 data centre without obtaining the required federal environmental permits, according to a Reuters investigation. The resulting emissions disproportionately affect majority African-American neighbourhoods in Tennessee and Mississippi. The case adds to growing controversy over the environmental impact of large-scale AI data centres.