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Elon Musk

What to know about Elon Musk’s Nashville tunnel project

By Marianna Bacallao

August 26, 2025

Here’s everything we know so far about the Boring Company’s proposed “Music City Loop” in Nashville.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Elon Musk, Freddie O'Connell, Justin Jones, Metro Nashville, Music City Center, Nashville International Airport, The Boring Company, tunnels, xAi

Nashville’s geology has been misunderstood in tunneling talks — including by a Boring Company executive

By Caroline Eggers

August 12, 2025

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Nashville sits on limestone. This geology creates unique challenges for the city, and it is often neglected — or misunderstood — in conversations about development and climate change.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, Elon Musk, geology, sinkholes, The Boring Company, tunnel

Tennessee advances Musk’s tunnel project in Nashville as pushback mounts

By Rose GilbertandMeribah Knight

August 1, 2025

A plan to dig a tunnel from downtown Nashville to the airport took another step forward this week when the State Building Commission approved a no-cost lease of a state-owned parking lot.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elon Musk, Heidi Campbell, infrastructure, memphis, NAACP, Nashville International Airport, Tesla, The Boring Company, The Equity Alliance, transportation

Tennessee partners with Elon Musk on Tesla tunnel between downtown Nashville and airport

By Tony Gonzalez|Cynthia Abrams|Marianna Bacallao

July 28, 2025

A privately developed tunnel project could soon connect travelers from downtown Nashville to Nashville International Airport.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: BNA, Elon Musk, infrastructure, Nashville International Airport, The Boring Company, transportation, tunnels

NAACP, environmental group notify Elon Musk’s xAI company of intent to sue over facility pollution

By Adrian Sainz, AP

June 18, 2025

The NAACP and an environmental group say they intend to sue Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI over concerns about air pollution generated by a supercomputer near predominantly Black communities in Memphis.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Elon Musk, NAACP, Southern Environmental Law Center, xAi

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