Judge Denies xAI Bid to Dismiss NAACP Suit Over Colossus Gas Turbines
Summary
A federal judge denies xAI's motion to dismiss an NAACP Clean Air Act lawsuit over gas turbines at its Colossus data center near Memphis. Judge Debra M. Brown ruled the turbines are not mobile sources and that plaintiffs have standing. The NAACP's Abre' Connor calls it a victory.
Key Points
- The Southern Environmental Law Center alleges xAI operated at least 35 combustion turbines at Colossus without required air permits.
- Judge Brown rules the citizen suit provision does not violate Article II or the private nondelegation doctrine.
- The Department of Justice's parallel motion to dismiss fails earlier this month.