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Earthjustice is challenging the Trump DOJ's intervention in their lawsuit against Elon Musk's XAI for installing gas turbines without pollution permits. The DOJ's move threatens the right of communities to sue polluters under the Clean Air Act. #Earthjustice #CleanAirAct⁠
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In February, XAI installed 27 turbines at its Colossus Gas Plant without permits, increasing to 59 by May. The lawsuit, filed... https://instagr.am/p/DaJUCivkUwB/

voteinorout on Instagram: "Earthjustice is challenging the Trump DOJ's intervention in their lawsuit against Elon Musk's XAI for installing gas turbines without pollution permits. The DOJ's move threatens the right of communities to sue polluters under the Clean Air Act. #Earthjustice #CleanAirAct⁠ ⁠ In February, XAI installed 27 turbines at its Colossus Gas Plant without permits, increasing to 59 by May. The lawsuit, filed in April, aims to enforce pollution protections. The DOJ's intervention could undermine citizen suits, a key tool for communities to combat illegal pollution.⁠ ⁠ Comment LINK (on instagram) and we will DM you the link to @earthjustice https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaAzcOVkdYQ/⁠ ⁠ --⁠ ⁠ When corporations illegally pollute your community, you have a right to hold them accountable in court with a citizen suit. But Trump's Department of Justice argued that xAI should be allowed to break the law solely because the Trump administration says so. We disagree. ⁠ ⁠ Earthjustice is in court fighting to protect communities in the Memphis area from xAI's pollution, and we're fighting for your right to hold polluters accountable.⁠ ⁠ Follow @earthjustice for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson"

3 likes, 0 comments - voteinorout on June 28, 2026: "Earthjustice is challenging the Trump DOJ's intervention in their lawsuit against Elon Musk's XAI for installing gas turbines without pollution permits. The DOJ's move threatens the right of communities to sue polluters under the Clean Air Act. #Earthjustice #CleanAirAct⁠ ⁠ In February, XAI installed 27 turbines at its Colossus Gas Plant without permits, increasing to 59 by May. The lawsuit, filed in April, aims to enforce pollution protections. The DOJ's intervention could undermine citizen suits, a key tool for communities to combat illegal pollution.⁠ ⁠ Comment LINK (on instagram) and we will DM you the link to @earthjustice https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaAzcOVkdYQ/⁠ ⁠ --⁠ ⁠ When corporations illegally pollute your community, you have a right to hold them accountable in court with a citizen suit. But Trump's Department of Justice argued that xAI should be allowed to break the law solely because the Trump administration says so. We disagree. ⁠ ⁠ Earthjustice is in court fighting to protect communities in the Memphis area from xAI's pollution, and we're fighting for your right to hold polluters accountable.⁠ ⁠ Follow @earthjustice for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson".

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PhilSalkie Jun 19

Hot rod club's garage is up the street from my house.

Couple of 1970s muscle cars went grunting down the road about 10 minutes ago.

I can still smell them.

People don't understand that every US city in 1970 smelled like that, times 100, all the time. We used to go on trips "to the country", and it would be like there was the opposite of an odor - like when a background noise stops and you notice it's gone, but you didn't notice the noise itself.

On a similar note, it's becoming difficult to renovate older houses in US cities and maintain the low levels of lead required inside the dwelling. That's nothing to do with lead paint - it's that there's so much residual gasoline-leftover lead in the dirt outside that just walking on the sidewalk will put enough lead on your shoe soles that you'll contaminate the flooring.

They recommend you build an entry airlock not to keep lead dust from the renovation in, but to keep outdoor lead contamination out.

And they're rolling back environmental regulations why again?

To quote Asimov - "Silly Asses!"

#environment #CleanAirAct

Techdirt [Unofficial]Jun 18

Trump DOJ Trying To Protect Musk From Lawsuit Over Memphis AI Data Center Pollution

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/18/trump-doj-trying-to-protect-musk-from-lawsuit-over-memphis-ai-data-center-pollution/

Trump DOJ Trying To Protect Musk From Lawsuit Over Memphis AI Data Center Pollution

For a long time organizations like the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) have noted how Elon Musk’s xAI data center in Memphis disproportionately pollutes the air in minority neighborh…

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datarazimedia Jun 18

DOJ has filed to dismiss a Clean Air Act citizen lawsuit the NAACP brought against xAI's Colossus Gas Plant in Southaven, MS — 59 unpermitted turbines powering the data center that runs Grok.

DOJ argues the turbines are critical to "national security" — a Department of War declaration says Grok helped deploy over 2,000 munitions in 96 hours.

First time the feds have intervened in a state environmental case to defend a private AI lab.

#xAI #CleanAirAct
https://youtu.be/yVfEfb1LZHw

Trump administration defends xAI in pollution lawsuit, cites national security

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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jun 16

#DOJ Lawyers Argue #xAI Is ‘Vital’ for #NationalSecurity in #NAACP #Lawsuit
In a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over xAI’s polluting gas turbines, #JusticeDepartment claimed the company is integral to military operations—including Iran War.
The NAACP alleges xAI isn’t following the #CleanAirAct and is endangering #publichealth by running unpermitted natural gas turbines at the site of its second #datacenter in Southaven, Mississippi, dubbed #Colossus2.
https://www.wired.com/story/doj-lawyers-argue-xai-vital-national-security-naacp-lawsuit/
https://archive.ph/qwHgy

DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit

In a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over xAI’s polluting gas turbines, the Justice Department claimed the company is integral to military operations—including the Iran War.

WIRED

Patrick May 29

The DOJ subpoenaed Apple, Google, Amazon, and Walmart for the names, addresses, and purchase histories of 100,000+ people who downloaded a car diagnostics app.

Not the actual target, just people who had an app on their phone.

The company they actually want is in the Cayman Islands. So they went after the app stores instead.

https://blog.ppb1701.com/the-app-store-is-a-dragnet

#bigtech #privacy #surveillance #apple #google #amazon #walmart #doj #appstore #userhostile #infosec #cleanairact #blog

The App Store Is A Dragnet - ByteHaven - Where I ramble about bytes

Part of the Big Tech's War on Users series. This one got lost in the shuffle of other stories a couple weeks back, and I almost let it slide. That would have...

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬May 20

Yes, #E15 Affects #Gas Mileage, But Here's A Reality Check
E15 was banned between June and September under federal #CleanAirAct, but now, #EPA, under #LeeZeldin, approved a measure to allow E15, commonly known as #Unleaded88, on sale through summer months of the year in a bid to help lower fuel prices.
Corn-based ethanol is a worse store of energy than fossil-based fuel, holding about one third less energy than pure gasoline. Switching to E15 means you're buying more gas.
https://www.jalopnik.com/2177127/gas-mileage-drop-with-e15/

Yes, E15 Affects Gas Mileage, But Here's A Reality Check - Jalopnik

Decreased prices are one potential advantage of E15, but decreased fuel economy means prices will have to come down significantly for any real-world difference.

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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬May 8

He Helped Write the #CleanAirAct. He Fears for Its Future.
#ThomasJorling, adviser to Republicans who cosponsored the 1970 law, disputes the Trump administration’s claim that it shouldn’t apply to planet-warming #greenhousegases.
Mr. Jorling said in an interview that he and the other authors of the legislation had known that scientists would continue learning about new pollutants, and so the bill was meant to be flexible enough to encompass them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/climate/thomas-jorling-endangerment-finding-clean-air-act-epa.html
https://archive.ph/oplGW

He Helped Write the Clean Air Act. He Fears for Its Future.

Thomas Jorling, adviser to Republicans who cosponsored the 1970 law, disputes the Trump administration’s claim that it shouldn’t apply to planet-warming greenhouse gases.

The New York Times

ResearchBuzz: Firehose Apr 15

CNBC: NAACP sues Elon Musk’s xAI over Memphis data center air pollution. “The NAACP filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI on Tuesday, accusing the artificial intelligence company of violating the Clean Air Act with its use of natural gas-burning turbines to power data centers in and around Memphis, Tennessee.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/15/cnbc-naacp-sues-elon-musks-xai-over-memphis-data-center-air-pollution/