The fight over xAI’s air emissions permit could bring enduring attention to an issue that existed before Elon Musk’s company took up residence in the old Electrolux plant — air pollution.

Shelby County Health Department has approved a permit for xAI's 15 natural gas turbines at the Paul R. Lowry Road site in Memphis.

After months of backlash over alleged pollution concerns, xAI has finally secured an air permit covering some of the methane gas turbines powering its Colossus supercomputer data center in Memphis, Tennessee.