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xAI’s massive power plant is able to emit more than 5,300 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx) each year, making it one of the top emitters of the smog-forming pollutant in the country. It’s also able to pump 433 tons of fine particulate matter and 47 tons of formaldehyde into nearby communities in Memphis and North Mississippi each year. These harmful pollutants are tied to increases in asthma, heart disease, respiratory illnesses, and cancer.
Thermal drone imagery shows more than a dozen unpermitted gas turbines operating at xAI’s gas plant in Southaven, Miss. (Evan Simon / Floodlight)
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