techcrunch.com/2026/10/31/judge-allows-naacp-lawsuit-over-xai-data-center-pollution-to-move-forward Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward
A federal judge refused xAI's request to dismiss an NAACP lawsuit claiming the company ran gas turbines at its Colossus data center near Memphis without required air permits. The judge found the plaintiffs had standing and rejected xAI's mobile-source argument, letting the Clean Air Act case proceed.
