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Amazon data center in Richmond County, NC, faces pushback over diesel generators

Amazon is proposing to build a new data center in Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina, utilizing temporary and emergency diesel generators. Residents, already concerned about local air quality, are pushing back against the project's air quality permits, fearing increased pollution. North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality is expected to decide on the permits within the next month, amidst support for the project from state and county officials.