mEMPHIS COMMUNITY AGAINST POLLUTION
(MCAP)
FIGHTING pOLLUTION SINCE 2020
join us at the public appeal hearing on xai
December 15th, 2025
July 2, 2025, the Shelby County Health Department announced it would grant xAI’s request for an air permit, allowing the company to run 15 polluting methane gas turbines at its South Memphis data center for the foreseeable future (SELC.org).
The Shelby County Health Department has scheduled the public hearing concerning xAI’s Methane Gas Turbine permit for December 15th at 9:30 AM , location will be University of Memphis - University Center (499 University Drive, Memphis, TN). xAI has received a permit to allow 15 methane gas turbines to pollute our air with tons of nitrogen oxide and formaldehyde for years to come. We hosted a press conference on December 8th to express our opposition and demand the rescinding of the previously granted permit.
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Our mission is to ensure EVERYBODY Can breathe clean air
Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP) is an environmental justice organization based in Memphis, Tennessee. We’re dedicated to pursuing environmental justice for communities in Southwest Memphis and historically polluted neighborhoods by protecting the people’s health and environment while also combating climate injustice.