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Apr 25, 2026NC Water Fight: Black Counties Targeted. Data Centers Blamed. Gullah Geechee Land Fight
North Carolina faces a contentious legislative battle over water rights, where a bill could allow predominantly white counties to seize water and land from Black-majority areas to support water-intensive data centers, while simultaneously, the Gullah Geechee community demands the return of ancestral plantation lands in South Carolina.
