SpaceX says Mississippi regulators approved turbines
SpaceX says its natural gas turbines at 2875 Stanton Road in Southaven are not violating the federal Clean Air Act. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
In a motion to dismiss a lawsuit, attorneys for SpaceX argued that the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality had signed off on the natural gas turbines wand that Mississippi’s air-quality regulations allowed the turbines.
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Elon Musk SpaceX natural gas turbiners Clean Air Act Mississippi SouthavenSamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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