INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
In an SELC press release, LaTricea Adams, CEO and President of Young, Gifted and Green, called the SCHD's decisions on xAI's permit
"reckless.""As a Black woman born and raised in Memphis, I know firsthand how industry harms Black communities while those in power cower
away from justice," Adams said
"The Shelby County Health Department needs to do their job to protect the health of ALL Memphians, especially those in frontline
To get that facility up and running, Musk claimed that he will be "copying and pasting" the process for launching the first data center,
SELC's press release said.Groups appealing have asked the board to revoke xAI's permits and declare that xAI's turbines do not qualify for
exemptions from the Clean Air Act or other laws and that all permits for gas turbines must meet strict EPA standards
If successful, groups could force xAI to redo the permitting process "pursuant to the major source requirements of the Clean Air Act" and
At the very least, they've asked the board to remand the permit to the health department to "reconsider its determinations."Unless the
pollution control board intervenes, Memphians worry xAI's "unlawful conduct risks being repeated and evading review," with any turbines
removed easily brought back with "no notice" to residents if xAI's exemptions remain in place."Nothing is stopping xAI from installing
additional unpermitted turbines at any time to meet its widely-publicized demand for additional power," the appeal said.NAACP's director of
environmental justice, Abre' Conner, confirmed in the SELC's press release that his group and community members "have repeatedly shared
concerns that xAI is causing a significant increase in the pollution of the air Memphians breathe.""The health department should focus on
