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Updated · Action News 5 · Jun 10
DeSoto Residents Sue xAI Over 57 Turbines at Southaven Site
Updated
Updated · Action News 5 · Jun 10

DeSoto Residents Sue xAI Over 57 Turbines at Southaven Site

3 articles · Updated · Action News 5 · Jun 10

Summary

  • A DeSoto County class action accuses xAI of subjecting Southaven residents to near-constant noise, vibrations and other nuisance harms that interfere with use of their property.
  • The suit says conditions worsened after xAI began operating at 2875 Stanton Road South in 2025, with gas-powered turbines at the site rising from 3 to 57.
  • Residents say the turbine noise sounds like jet engines and keeps them from sleeping at night.
  • The case adds to xAI's legal pressure in the area after the Southern Environmental Law Center and Earthjustice filed a separate lawsuit earlier this year alleging the Southaven facility violates the Clean Air Act.

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