Trump Admin Tries to Block Clean Air Act Suit Over xAI's Gas Turbines
Ars Technica AI·yesterday·Regulation
The Trump administration is moving to block an NAACP lawsuit alleging that xAI operates gas turbines without required air quality permits to power its Grok data center. The government's intervention argues that the U.S. military's reliance on Grok for wartime operations constitutes a national security interest. The case sets up a significant legal test over whether AI infrastructure tied to defense claims can sidestep Clean Air Act enforcement.