Politics Credit: Joshua J. Cotten/Unsplash NAACP lawsuit accuses Elon Musk’s xAI of polluting Black neighborhoods near Memphis Suit alleges the billionaire’s AI company is illegally spewing toxic pollutants from its datacenters in the Memphis area.
Newsletter Credit: Kai Wenzel/Unsplash Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals Texas power plant would emit 4.5m tons of carbon dioxide per year, more than that of the entire city of San Francisco.
Newsletter Credit: Masantocreative/Unsplash+ Claims that AI can help fix climate dismissed as greenwashing Industry using ‘diversionary’ tactics, says analyst, as energy-hungry complex functions such as video generation and deep research proliferate.
Newsletter Credit: Aunging/ BigStock Photo ID: 236626792 US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate Projects in development expected to grow global capacity by nearly 50% amid growing concern over impact on planet.
Politics Credit: Gage Skidmore/https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ‘Shameful’: Trump’s EPA accused of prioritizing big business over public health A year into Trump’s second term, critics say the EPA is rolling back dozens of protections and giving a leg up to polluters.
