"The Justice Department says courts must consider the White House’s policy of encouraging AI infrastructure."

"The Trump administration urged a federal court on Monday to dismiss an environmental lawsuit against Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, saying the company’s Grok government model and the data centers that power it are crucial to national security.

The NAACP alleges that xAI has rushed to build and continue expanding its Colossus Gas Plant in vulnerable and heavily Black communities near the Tennessee-Mississippi border without legally required permits or pollution controls.

In court papers filed Monday, the Justice Department argued that the suit would impair the White House’s priority of promoting AI infrastructure, which it says the military needs to “meet its national security mission and keep pace with adversaries.”"

Hassan Ali Kanu reports for E&E News June 16, 2026. [2]

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