Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Memphis Is Choking on Musk Pollution

Elon Musk brought the world's biggest supercomputer' to Memphis. Residents say they're choking on its pollution

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"It's a big concern for a region already grappling with the impacts of air pollution.

The cancer risk from industrial sources in southwest Memphis is 4.1 times higher than the EPA's acceptable risk, according to a ProPublica analysis.

Shelby county has an F in air quality for ozone levels from the American Lung Association and the highest rates of children hospitalized for asthma in Tennessee."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-20 12:48 PM

Tennessee-2024-vote

Brings a smile to my face when Trump hurts the right people.

#2 | Posted by censored at 2025-05-20 01:36 PM

#2

Hate to break it to you.

But.

You see that blue district on the bottom left corner of the state of Tennessee on your map.

That's Memphis.

They clearly didn't vote for Trump.

But. You keep on smiling.

Throw in some dead Palestinians to brighten your day.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-20 01:44 PM

More from the cited article ...

... Musk named it Colossus and said it was the "most powerful AI training system in the world." It was sold locally as a source of jobs, tax dollars and a key addition to the "Digital Delta" -- the move to make Memphis a hotspot for advanced technology.

"This is just the beginning," xAI said on its website; the company already has plans for a second facility in the city.

But for some residents in nearby Boxtown, a majority Black, economically-disadvantaged community that has long endured industrial pollution, xAI's facility represents yet another threat to their health.

AI is immensely power-hungry, and Musk's company installed dozens of gas-powered turbines, known to produce a cocktail of toxic pollutants. The company currently has no air permits, appearing to rely on a loophole for temporary turbines -- but environmental groups say the exemption does not apply, and residents are angry. ...




#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 06:59 PM

@#4 ... "This is just the beginning," ...

Actually, it does not look like just the beginning of the world's wealthiest person (intentionally?) hurting and possibly killing off less fortunate people for his own benefit.



#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 07:04 PM

Tennessee is a Republican state.
Republicans don't believe in pollution.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-20 07:05 PM

@#6 ... Republicans don't believe in pollution. ...

Apparently to the point that their policies are affecting the health of the people in their state?

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 07:18 PM

IT'S ALL ABOUT ECONOMIC GROWTH.

Follow the Money.

Duh...

#8 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-05-20 10:17 PM

When they say "environmental racism" which you don't hear much any more. It means stuff like this, where the people who suffer the most are poor and minorities.

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-20 11:04 PM

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