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New Jersey fines Vineland AI data center $1.1 million for 62 unpermitted gas generators

New Jersey fined DataOne more than $1.1 million for operating natural-gas generators without a permit at its 300-megawatt Vineland AI data center, built for Nebius to supply computing to Microsoft, after drone imagery showed rows of generators. Neighbors had complained of noise and air pollution. DataOne disputes the state's finding. Read the article

Sep 23, 2026Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States—Air Quality & EmissionsNOISEPOLLUTION3 sources
Reporting finds more unpermitted gas turbines at xAI's Colossus 2 than publicly acknowledged

In July 2026, Reuters reported that xAI had installed far more gas turbines without federal permits at its Colossus 2 data center project in Southaven, Mississippi than it had publicly acknowledged, and that the resulting pollution falls hardest on nearby Black communities. xAI disputes the characterization of its turbines as unpermitted, and in October 2026 a federal judge allowed the NAACP's Clean Air Act lawsuit to continue. AI connection… Read the article

Jul 14, 2026Southaven, Mississippi, United States—Air Quality & EmissionsPOLLUTION2 sources