Pollution from Musk’s unpermitted xAI power project hits hardest in Black communities

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Pollution linked to Musk’s unpermitted xAI power project disproportionately affects Black communities, highlighting environmental justice issues. The expansion of AI data centers' electricity demand is driving unregulated power plant construction with insufficient oversight in the US.

The findings illustrate how electricity demand from AI data centers is driving companies to build power plants without enough environmental oversight in the US