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xAI loses bid to dismiss NAACP lawsuit over data-center gas turbines
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xAI Colossus 2 air-permit lawsuit
News Nov 1, 2026
NAACP Clean Air Act litigation challenges the permits for gas turbines supporting xAI's Colossus 2 data center in Southaven, Mississippi.
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Judge Debra M. Brown denied xAI’s dismissal motion, allowing the NAACP’s Clean Air Act claims to proceed. Earthjustice and the Southern Environmental Law Center represent the plaintiffs. Their account identifies the power plant as supporting Colossus 2 in Southaven, Mississippi. The preliminary-injunction request remains pending; dismissal denial is not a final judgment awarding relief.