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Gas Plant Still Threatens Black Community in South Carolina
Original: Residents Stopped a Data Center, but a Gas Plant Still Threatens This Black Community A settlement protects most of a ru
Residents of Colleton County, South Carolina, won a settlement blocking much of a planned data center development near Walterboro. But a proposed gas plant remains a threat to the rural Black community, which critics say is being targeted after a whiter, wealthier area successfully rejected a similar project. The case has become a flashpoint in debates over environmental justice and where polluting infrastructure gets sited.
Why now: The story highlights ongoing environmental justice concerns about pollution burdens shifting onto Black communities after wealthier areas block projects.
Walterboro, South CarolinaColleton CountyCapital B News
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- Residents Stopped a Data Center, but a Gas Plant Still Threatens This Black Community A settlement protects most of a rural area in Colleton County, South Carolina that had been targeted after a white community rejected a similar project. https:// capitalbnews.org/walterboro-sc… · benledbetterwrites@journa.host · 2
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