Judge says EPA cannot dismiss the SpaceXAI pollution suit
Original title: Judge rejects Trump’s wild claim EPA can dismiss data center pollution lawsuits
The NAACP case over unpermitted methane turbines at Memphis Colossus continues, seeking up to $124,426 per day.
A federal judge rejected the Trump administration's claim that the EPA can unilaterally dismiss Clean Air Act citizen suits. The NAACP sued SpaceXAI, formerly xAI, alleging methane turbines at the Colossus data center in Memphis ran without permits. US District Judge Debra Brown said the statute does not grant that dismissal power when the EPA is not itself enforcing the law.
Unconfirmed: Unpermitted turbine operation remains an allegation in the lawsuit, not a finding of this ruling.
- Thermal imaging prompted allegations that more than 30 turbines lack permits.
- The suit seeks best available controls and daily civil penalties.
- Earthjustice is partnering with the NAACP on the case.
- Brown noted Congress did not adopt a 1990 amendment letting EPA take over citizen suits.
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Trump’s EPA can't unilaterally dismiss SpaceXAI pollution lawsuit, court rules.
By Ashley Belanger · arstechnica.com
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