‘A different set of rules’: Thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations

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By Evan Simon, FloodlightFeb 21, 2026, 9:00 am184 ptsTrendingTop
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is continuing to fuel its data centers with unpermitted gas turbines, according to a Floodlight visual investigation. Thermal drone footage shows xAI is still burning gas at a facility in Southaven, Mississippi, despite a recent Environmental Protection Agency…

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‘A different set of rules’: Thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations

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