NAACP sues Musk's xAI, alleging illegal operation of gas turbines
Published on April 14, 2026.
The largest U.S. civil rights group, the NAACP, has sued xAI and a subsidiary, alleging that they illegally operated more than two dozen gas turbines in Mississippi to power its Colossus 2 data center. The lawsuit alleges that xAI violated the federal Clean Air Act by running 27 gas-fired turbines before obtaining necessary air permits for its massive data center, which is set to power xAI's Grok chatbot. The NAACP's representative, Earthjustice and the Southern Environmental Law Center, stated that the companies were seeking to evade clean air laws by operating dirty turbines that emit pollution and known carcinogens. The company was not immediately available for comment.
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