Judge rejects Trump bid to intervene in xAI data centre pollution lawsuit
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On 22 October 2026, a US judge rejected Trump's claim that the EPA could unilaterally withdraw a Clean Air Act lawsuit, allowing a pollution lawsuit over SpaceXAI's Colossus data centre in Memphis to proceed. The NAACP had sued, saying the data centre uses unpermitted gas turbines, and sought the best available pollution controls and fines of up to $124,426 per violation per day.
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Oct 22
- Ars Technica · AIJudge rejects Trump’s wild claim EPA can dismiss data center pollution lawsuits
Trump’s EPA can't unilaterally dismiss SpaceXAI pollution lawsuit, court rules.
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