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.
An update on the air around xAI’s Colossus 1
The Shelby County Health Department's first statement on the South Memphis air monitor, what EPA's own grant file says instead, and the road the mayor paused.
xAI’s Tesla Megapacks sit over the aquifer. Shelby County never planned for them.
The xAI files Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. I’ve said it before and I will say it again. I don’t think anyone is paying attention to the xAI data center issue that is the most immediately dangerous. Elon Musk built fields of giant batteries on…