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Activist Demands Action Against xAI's Polluting Gas Turbines

4/9/2025

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KeShaun Pearson passionately urged Shelby County commissioners in Memphis to take action against xAI's illegal operation of 35 methane gas turbines, which breach the Clean Air Act. The Southern Environmental Law Center is calling for an emergency order to stop these operations, highlighting the severe air pollution impacting vulnerable communities, especially historically Black neighborhoods grappling with elevated cancer rates.

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KeShaun Pearson passionately urged Shelby County commissioners in Memphis to take action against xAI's illegal operation of 35 methane gas turbines, which breach the Clean Air Act. The Southern Environmental Law Center is calling for an emergency order to stop these operations, highlighting the severe air pollution impacting vulnerable communities, especially historically Black neighborhoods grappling with elevated cancer rates.