Following a press conference on Monday, Memphis Mayor Paul Young met with a number of Tennessee State Representatives at City Hall on Tuesday.
Several organizations came together at the meeting on Monday to call on city officials to reject xAI’s permit applications to run methane gas turbines.
They criticized the mayor, and are calling for an effort to stop Elon Musk’s xAI project from proceeding.
Following remarks regarding him and his support for the xAI expansion, Young summoned the meeting with Representatives Joe Towns, G.A. Hardaway, Torrey Harris, and Justin J. Pearson.
The meeting’s goal, according to Mayor Young, was to update the state officials on the project’s progress and address any “misunderstandings” over the city’s involvement with xAI.
“While I’m thankful that the Mayor brought folks together today, the reality of what we are dealing with is that we should have been included in the conversation before this project ever came here. Because you know who would have asked questions about public health? I would have.”
