Judge rejects Trump bid to dismiss NAACP's pollution suit against Musk's xAI data center
US District Judge Debra Brown ruled that the Clean Air Act gives the EPA no authority to unilaterally dismiss citizen lawsuits, rejecting an attempt by the Trump administration to intervene on behalf of Musk's SpaceXAI. The NAACP's suit, filed after unpermitted gas turbines were found powering the Colossus data center in Memphis, seeks an injunction requiring pollution controls and penalties of up to $124,426 per day per violation.