Tech Billionaires' Shocking Plan For West Virginia

Mingo County, West Virginia, was once thriving, but the coal industry’s decline left it one of the poorest counties in the US.

Now, multiple data centers could be built in the region.Are data centers a new extractive industry, or will they provide a much-needed economic lifeline?

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