Judge rejects Trump’s wild claim EPA can dismiss data center pollution lawsuits
Trump’s EPA can’t unilaterally dismiss SpaceXAI pollution lawsuit, court rules.
TL;DR
- A federal judge ruled that the EPA cannot unilaterally dismiss citizen suits under the Clean Air Act.
- The lawsuit against SpaceXAI was filed by the NAACP over alleged pollution from unpermitted gas turbines at its Memphis data center.
- Donald Trump attempted to intervene to have the lawsuit dismissed, arguing EPA authority, but was unsuccessful.
- The judge found no basis in the Clean Air Act for the EPA Administrator to dismiss citizen suits at will.
- The ruling is seen as a win for environmental groups and communities concerned about data center pollution.