Data Center Noise Pollution Affects Residents Near Memphis-Mississippi Border

On this West Virginia Morning, noise pollution has reached dangerous levels for residents living near the Memphis-Mississippi border. That’s the home of Elon Musk’s X-AI data center campus that runs Grok, the AI chatbot for the social platform X, formerly known as Twitter. For the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom (https://wvpublic.org/newsroom/series/appalachia-mid-south-newsroom/) , WPLN’s Caroline Eggers reports on what’s becoming an emerging model of data center – and unchecked noise pollution.  Also, SNAP recipients in four West Virginia counties are now able to purchase hot foods using their SNAP benefits through Sept. 26.  And, 54 low-security inmates at the Ohio County Correctional Center in Wheeling are in the process of being moved to other facilities so the jail there can close.   West Virginia Morning (https://wvpublic.org/podcasts/west-virginia-morning/) is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting, which is solely responsible for its content. Support for our news bureaus comes from Shepherd University and Marshall University School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Maria Young produced this episode. Listen to West Virginia Morning weekdays at 7:49 a.m. on WVPB Radio or subscribe to the podcast and never miss an episode. #WVMorning