Federal court denies xAI's motion to dismiss NAACP Clean Air Act suit over Colossus 2 gas turbines, plaintiffs' lawyers say
READ THE ORIGINAL SOURCEOpen original sourcewww.selc.org · Opens in a new tabA federal court in the Northern District of Mississippi denied xAI's motion to dismiss a Clean Air Act lawsuit brought by the NAACP over gas turbines powering its Colossus 2 data center. The court rejected xAI's argument that citizen suits are unconstitutional, holding that citizen plaintiffs do not exercise federal executive power. It also rejected the claim that temporary methane gas turbines are exempt from permitting, finding the plant is not a mobile source. The court has not yet ruled on the NAACP's preliminary injunction motion. The press release is authored by the plaintiffs' legal representatives.
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A federal court in the Northern District of Mississippi denied xAI's motion to dismiss a Clean Air Act lawsuit brought by the NAACP over gas turbines powering its Colossus 2 data center. The court rejected xAI's argument that citizen suits are unconstitutional, holding that citizen plaintiffs do not exercise federal executive power. It also rejected the claim that temporary methane gas turbines are exempt from permitting, finding the plant is not a mobile source. The court has not yet ruled on the NAACP's preliminary injunction motion. The press release is authored by the plaintiffs' legal representatives.
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- The court rejected xAI's argument that Clean Air Act citizen suits are unconstitutional.
- The court held that the Southaven plant is not a mobile source and was not exempt from permitting.
- The court denied a similar motion to dismiss from the U.S. Department of Justice shortly before this ruling.
- The court has yet to rule on the NAACP's motion for a preliminary injunction.
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SELC, which represents the NAACP, says the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi on Oct 30 denied xAI's motion to dismiss the Clean Air Act suit over unpermitted gas turbines powering the Colossus 2 data center. The court has not yet ruled on a preliminary injunction. Account from plaintiffs' counsel.
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The ruling clarifies that citizen suits can proceed against companies operating unpermitted gas turbines and that temporary turbine claims may not avoid Clean Air Act permitting requirements, with implications for other data center power projects.
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