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Cotton’s Legacy and Data Centers in Georgia | Albany Georgia News
From abandoned cotton warehouses to booming data centers, rural Georgia is confronting a cycle of economic dependency and environmental cost. Once the world’s cotton hub, the South supplied raw material while profits flowed north and overseas, leaving behind poisoned soil, health crises, and hollowed-out towns. Now, as data centers flood in—demanding power, land, and water—local leaders scramble to regulate, while residents fear repeating history: offering resources for outsized corporate gains, with long-term burdens borne by communities. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow…
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