South Memphis is choking while Elon Musk’s AI company cuts corners.
xAI’s massive supercomputer burns so much energy that local utilities can’t keep up so they installed 35 methane gas turbines right in the heart of a neighborhood already suffering from toxic air.
The problem?
– No pollution controls.
– No federal permits.
– 1,200–2,000 tons of smog-forming nitrogen oxides every year far worse than nearby power plants and refineries.
And they’re claiming it’s all “temporary” to exploit a loophole and avoid accountability.
South Memphis already leads the state in asthma ER visits. While Musk pushes AI as the future, South Memphis is being forced to breathe the cost.
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