DOJ moves to dismiss NAACP pollution case against xAI over Tennessee data center

The US Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss the NAACP’s Clean Air Act lawsuit accusing xAI of operating unpermitted natural gas turbines powering the Colossus 2 data center in Memphis, Tennessee, arguing that blocking the power project could threaten national security and energy supply; Earthjustice and other critics call the move a power grab, while xAI has not commented, and the article notes Grok’s use in Pentagon AI initiatives.