Musk’s faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem

By Chronicle Newsroom · 2026-08-30 · Source: TechCrunch

Elon Musk says a secretive new SpaceX foundry will let him cast his own turbine blades and get gas power online 18 months faster than anyone else — but it's a bet on a fuel source that's already triggering lawsuits and health studies everyw

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