“The people who live in Southaven do not want this,” Shannon Samsa, a lifelong Southaven resident, told the permit board ahead of their decision Tuesday. “For us, this is not just one more permit application—it is our homes and our health, our community, and it is our entire lives.”

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Mississippi Permit Board Grants xAI’s Request for 41 Southaven Gas Turbines to Power Memphis Data CenterThe Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board has granted xAI’s request to add dozens of permanent gas turbines to its facility in Southaven.