The Southern Environmental Law Center is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that has filed litigation and provided legal analysis on environmental matters affecting Texas datacenters, including water usage and air quality issues.
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March 26, 2026
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When Drones Target Power Lines, the Perimeter Is Everywhere
The risk: off-grid development sidesteps grid reliability obligations, and permitting challenges are already materializing, as xAI's Memphis installations face Clean Air Act challenges from the Southern Environmental Law Center.
March 14, 2026
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Texas Captures 30% of AI Power Demand Before the Rules Are Written
the Southern Environmental Law Center says the permit likely underestimates pollution.
Attorney Ryan Anderson of the Southern Environmental Law Center argued that building a substation "solves transmission logistics, not the underlying problem" of raw power and water consumption.