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Opposition to data centers is 'catching a fire' across North Carolina, spurring political challenges
As local officials in North Carolina consider whether to approve data center projects or halt development with moratoriums, their decisions are having political repercussions.
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The project is already in the federal government’s pipeline. The big question now is how local governments will fund their part of it.
