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NAACP, SELC Sue xAI Over Memphis Emissions Impact

8/16/2026

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  • The NAACP and Southern Environmental Law Center sued xAI for emissions that they say harm Black neighborhoods in Memphis.
  • Reuters reported that xAI has twice as many unpermitted turbines at its sites as the company disclosed.
  • After the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision, Tennessee Republicans eliminated the state’s Black-majority district before the November midterms.
  • The ACLU’s Tennessee director sued to block the map, calling it Amendment retaliation and racism.