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Citizen-led lawsuit challenges zoning for OpenAI Georgia data center

A lawsuit has been filed in Effingham County, Georgia, alleging that the county commission bypassed a required public hearing for a zoning rule change that facilitated OpenAI's planned $20 billion hyperscale data center near Rincon. The suit, filed by three residents, seeks to invalidate the unconditional zoning for data centers on the site. This legal action is part of broader local opposition to the project.