Weyerhaeuser

After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area

Residents in Colleton County, South Carolina are fighting a proposed data center complex and gas power plant that would replace woods and wetlands in their predominantly Black community. The project was proposed after developers failed to build a similar campus in a predominantly white county in Georgia. Residents are concerned about the environmental and health impacts, including water usage, air pollution, and property values.