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DOJ moves to derail Musk’s xAI pollution case on national-security grounds
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DOJ Joins Musk’s xAI in NAACP Case, Framing Grok as National-Security Asset
The DOJ and Mississippi moved to intervene in the NAACP’s lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI, asking to join as a plaintiff and then have the suit dismissed, arguing Grok is a national-security asset and the gas-turbine-powered data center is essential to AI and Pentagon operations; the NAACP alleges unpermitted turbines near Memphis violate the Clean Air Act and seeks injunctions, while xAI has expanded turbine counts and SpaceX filings indicate continued turbine purchases.
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