Elon Musk’s X platform uses a massive supercomputer in South Memphis, which is powered by 35 gas-powered turbine generators and emits significant amounts of nitrogen oxides and other toxic chemicals, causing environmental concerns and health risks for the local community.
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Can Freedom Schools Fill Educational Gaps for Black Students?
by Quintessa Williams In the mid-1960s, when the Supreme Court ordered the integration of public schools, states in the Deep South were incensed. Not only did they refuse to comply, but […]
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If Climate Deaths Are Homicide, Who Are the Victims?
By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in NNPA Instead of suing oil companies over their role in climate change, Public Citizen says they should face criminal homicide charges. When someone dies […]
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Infrastructure Bill Funds Pollution Bomb for Black NeighborhoodsÂ
By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black In 2021, President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law made a whopping $1.2 trillion in federal funds available to states to upgrade everything […]