DOJ moves to derail Musk’s xAI pollution case on national-security grounds
The Justice Department is seeking to quash a Mississippi lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s xAI data-center plant of polluting without permits, arguing that its gas-fired turbines are vital to national security, including in the Iran conflict. The NAACP and environmental groups allege the facility violates the Clean Air Act, and the DOJ notes it previously defended Musk’s firm in a separate Colorado suit, arguing private citizens cannot sue when the executive branch objects.