Memphis and Southaven Can’t Figure Out This Obvious Solution
Southaven's noise law exempts industry under 70 decibels at the fence, only the police can enforce it, and the state says noise isn't its job.
Mississippi Asked xAI Some Very Specific Questions. The Response Was a Hedge.
Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson asked data center companies for water, power, heat, noise and jobs figures. SpaceXAI's two-page answer has none.
What You Should Know About Mississippi’s Upcoming Hearing on xAI’s Turbines
Mississippi's hearing on xAI's Southaven power plant is November 9th and 10th in Jackson, about three hours away. It's about turbines still being built.
Were xAI’s turbines legal? Let’s look at the records
Shelby County asked EPA to put its 364-day turbine rule in writing. EPA asked the county for a list of the machines. The record shows neither answer arriving.
Who told EPA that xAI’s turbines need a permit? The turbine industry did.
The companies that build portable gas turbines told EPA that machines like the ones at xAI's sites need air permits. Shelby County and Mississippi told the public the opposite. The industry's own lawyer put it in writing.
How did 68 of xAI’s turbines get into Mississippi with no permit?
Memphis fought about the turbines it could see. A bigger power plant went up seven tenths of a mile away on one email - and the agency that said yes told me it hadn't been out to look.
The Latest on the Data Center Moratorium
Twelve months, no new data center permits. The council's own attorney named two ways the pause could end early, and nobody will sign the survey going around.
Let’s Talk About xAI and Data Center Pollution
The real story that no one wants to talk about!
xAI’s turbines are poisoning Boxtown’s air - and the Trump DOJ just moved to kill the lawsuit
The xAI files Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. First published on rachelfortn.com on 19 June 2026, during the campaign for Tennessee’s 5th District. Moved here with the text as it was. Imagine being a slave - and not being told you were free until two…