Mississippi regulator affirms SpaceXAI turbine permits
The SpaceXAI power plant in Southaven, Mississippi. (Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today via AP)
After two days of testimony, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality ruled in favor of itself on Tuesday, Nov. 10, arguing it didn’t make a mistake earlier this year by issuing permits to SpaceXAI for a permanent power plant in Southaven.
The vote was not unanimous, with state Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Andy Gipson casting the lone dissenting vote.
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Aarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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