SpaceX loses bid to toss NAACP lawsuit over Memphis data center air pollution
2026-10-31 · Tech
SpaceX/xAI's Colossus AI data centers in Memphis are literally poisoning the neighborhood, and a judge just said the NAACP's lawsuit over the air pollution can proceed. Turns out you can't just plop a massive AI power plant next to people's homes and expect them to quietly breathe it in. Years of community backlash, and Musk's team couldn't even get the case thrown out.