The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked a federal court in Mississippi to cancel a lawsuit filed by the NAACP against xAI, a company owned by SpaceX. The legal dispute focuses on whether xAI's power plants are operating legally.

美國司法部（DOJ）已要求密西西比州的一家聯邦法院，撤銷由全美有色人種協進會（NAACP）對 SpaceX 旗下公司 xAI 提起的訴訟。該法律爭議的焦點在於 xAI 的發電廠是否合法運作。

The legal battle began in April when the NAACP claimed that xAI broke the Clean Air Act. They argued that xAI used methane gas turbines at its Colossus 2 data center in Southaven, Mississippi, without the necessary permits. According to the plaintiffs, these turbines release pollutants that increase health risks, such as asthma and heart disease, for local residents. Furthermore, evidence from the Southern Environmental Law Center shows that the number of unpermitted turbines grew from 27 to 57 between April and May, which led to a significant increase in harmful emissions.

這場法律之爭始於四月，當時 NAACP 聲稱 xAI 違反了《清潔空氣法》。他們認為 xAI 在密西西比州南海文的 Colossus 2 數據中心使用甲烷氣輪機，卻未取得必要許可。根據原告方說法，這些輪機釋放的污染物會增加當地居民患哮喘與心臟病等健康風險。此外，根據南方環境法中心的證據顯示，未獲許可的輪機數量在四月至五月間從 27 部增加到 57 部，導致有害排放量顯著增加。

However, the Department of Justice has intervened to support the dismissal of the case. The DOJ emphasized that shutting down power to these facilities would threaten national, economic, and energy security. This is because the Department of Defense uses the 'Grok Gov Model' for critical military operations on secure networks. For example, the DOJ stated that the Grok model was highly effective during military actions in Iran, where it helped coordinate the delivery of over 2,000 munitions to different targets within 96 hours.

然而，司法部已介入並支持撤銷此案。司法部強調，切斷這些設施的電力將威脅國家、經濟與能源安全。這是因為國防部在安全網絡上使用「Grok Gov Model」來執行關鍵軍事行動。例如，司法部表示 Grok 模型在伊朗的軍事行動期間非常高效，幫助在 96 小時內將超過 2,000 枚彈藥協調分發至不同目標。

Different groups have reacted strongly to this situation. Lawyers for the NAACP and the Southern Environmental Law Center asserted that the DOJ is trying to ignore environmental laws and abuse its power. Meanwhile, SpaceX continues to grow rapidly in the market, with its value rising above $2.8 trillion. Although the infrastructure was built for xAI, SpaceX now rents out computing power to other major companies, including Google and Anthropic.

不同群體對此情況反應強烈。NAACP 與南方環境法中心的律師堅稱，司法部正試圖無視環境法並濫用權力。與此同時，SpaceX 在市場上持續快速成長，市值已升至 2.8 兆美元以上。雖然基礎設施是為 xAI 而建，但 SpaceX 現在將運算能力出租給其他大公司，包括 Google 與 Anthropic。

The court must now decide if the environmental protections requested by the NAACP are more important than the national security needs described by the Department of Justice.

法院現在必須決定，NAACP 要求的環境保護是否比司法部所述的國家安全需求更重要。