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Judge denies xAI bid to dismiss NAACP Clean Air Act lawsuit

Judge Brown rejects EPA's authority to unilaterally terminate case

1 Oct 29 4:29 PM · 9d ago · 1 article · 1 post · 2 sources · development 1 of 3

US District Judge Debra Brown issued a ruling denying the Trump administration's attempt to have the EPA dismiss the lawsuit, holding that while the EPA could intervene, it lacked authority under the Clean Air Act to terminate litigation unilaterally after joining.

Judge Brown rejects EPA's authority to unilaterally terminate case
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“The EPA's role as a primary enforcer of the Clean Air Act does not mean that the federal government retains complete control over all Clean Air Act litigation.”

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Judge Debra M. Brown US District JudgeAbre' Connor NAACP Director of Environmental and Climate JusticexAI (Elon Musk) Operator of Colossus data centerTrump administration / DOJ Intervening partySouthern Environmental Law Center, Earthjustice, NAACP Plaintiffs

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