“Elon Musk’s xAI faces second lawsuit over toxic pollutants from datacenter”, 14 February 2026

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is facing a second lawsuit alleging it is illegally emitting toxic pollutants from its enormous datacenters…

The new pending suit alleges xAI is violating the Clean Air Act and was filed Friday by the storied civil rights group the NAACP. The group’s 40-page notice of intent to sue alleges xAI has been polluting Black communities near its facility in Southaven, Mississippi. The pollution comes from more than a dozen portable methane gas generators that xAI set up without permits, the notice alleges…

These types of gas generators emit fine particulate matter that contains hazardous chemicals like formaldehyde and nitrogen oxide. These pollutants are tied to an increase in diseases, like asthma, respiratory illness and certain cancers…

Mississippi state regulators say the turbines fall under a loophole and don’t require permits because they are portable and temporary… But the Environmental Protection Agency maintains that such pollution sources do require permits under the Clean Air Act…

xAI did not respond to a request for comment.