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EPISODE · Sep 12, 2025 · 21 MIN

Toxic Tech: Boxton’s xAI Data Center -A Case of Environmental Racism

from The Peoples Voice Podcast · host Trey Evans

Residents in the Boxton, TN  have been raising serious concerns about pollution linked to the nearby xAI data center for months. Activist and experts also have identified it as a clear case of environmental racism. Community members report increased air pollution, in a town which is disproportionately low-income and predominantly minority. Many have argued that the facility would not have been placed in a more affluent area, and they’re demanding greater oversight, transparency, and environmental protections. This is not an anomaly as cases like this are across the US and neighborhoods reflecting Boxton.Check out the webiste for more infohttp://treyevansthepeoplesvoice.com/  #thepeoplesvoicepodcast#social issuesCopyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research 

Residents in the Boxton, TN  have been raising serious concerns about pollution linked to the nearby xAI data center for months. Activist and experts also have identified it as a clear case of environmental racism. Community members report increased air pollution, in a town which is disproportionately low-income and predominantly minority. Many have argued that the facility would not have been placed in a more affluent area, and they’re demanding greater oversight, transparency, and environmental protections. This is not an anomaly as cases like this are across the US and neighborhoods reflecting Boxton.Check out the webiste for more infohttp://treyevansthepeoplesvoice.com/  #thepeoplesvoicepodcast#social issuesCopyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research

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