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Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward
Saturday, October 31, 2026
A federal judge allowed an NAACP lawsuit against xAI to proceed, according to court documents. The lawsuit alleges that xAI violated the Clean Air Act through pollution from a data center. xAI is owned by SpaceX and led by Elon Musk. The judge's decision to allow the case to move forward means the lawsuit will continue in court rather than being dismissed at this stage.
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