Data-center buildout in Oregon, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Aug 27	Salem Reporter ($)	Verrus must get archeological clearance to proceed with Mill Creek data center↗ Salem Reporter ($) Siting	City of Salem, OR	us/or/marion/city/salem
Aug 26	The Hillsboro Herald	Hillsboro Data Center Fight Moves To Planning Commission Wednesday Night: Why You Need to Show Up↗ The Hillsboro Herald Siting	City of Hillsboro, OR	us/or/washington/city/hillsboro
Aug 24	KATU	New data center in Hillsboro could be 200 feet away from high school↗ KATUalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	City of Hillsboro, OR Washington County, OR	us/or/washington/city/hillsboro us/or/washington
Aug 24	The Hillsboro Herald	Commissioner Nafisa Fai Calls for Temporary Pause on New Data Center Development In Washington County↗ The Hillsboro Heraldalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Washington County, OR	us/or/washington
Aug 24	Albany Democrat-Herald	Albany officials likely to weigh data center rules this fall↗ Albany Democrat-Heraldalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	City of Albany, OR	us/or/linn/city/albany
Aug 22	Your Oregon News	‘We need to define the happy medium:’ Industrial plan brings possibility of Wilsonville data centers to forefront↗ Your Oregon News Water	City of Wilsonville, OR	us/or/clackamas/city/wilsonville
Aug 21	Statesman Journal	Gov. Tina Kotek to back 2027 bill on Oregon data center approach↗ Statesman Journalalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	Oregon City of Salem, OR	us/or us/or/marion/city/salem
Aug 18	hillsboroherald.com	City Of Hillsboro Posts Community Survey On Data Centers & BESS, But Are The Questions Missing Information?↗ hillsboroherald.com Subsidies	City of Hillsboro, OR Washington County, OR	us/or/washington/city/hillsboro us/or/washington
Aug 17	KOIN.com	Oregon congresswoman introduces bill to reinvest data center taxes into housing, environment↗ KOIN.com More coverage: AOL.com SitingWater	Oregon	us/or
Aug 17	Tom's Hardware	Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on its lands, won't support projects without consultation — energy and water consumption, air quality, noise, and cultural resource protection among concerns↗ Tom's Hardware More coverage: Gizmodo · The Eastern Herald Water−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	Salem, OR (named in coverage)	—
Aug 15	Salem Reporter ($)	SEDCOR chose Verrus over multiple companies eyeing Salem for data center buildouts↗ Salem Reporter ($) Water	City of Salem, OR	us/or/marion/city/salem
Aug 13	The Hillsboro Herald	Next Wave: 7 Hillsboro Data Center Projects March Ahead As Humans Fight It Out↗ The Hillsboro Herald Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Hillsboro, OR	us/or/washington/city/hillsboro
Aug 13	Woodburn Independent	City of Woodburn calls on consulting firm to prep for data center proposals↗ Woodburn Independent Siting	City of Woodburn, OR	us/or/marion/city/woodburn
Aug 11	wweek.com	Big Contribution From Electrical Workers Puts Kotek in a Difficult Spot↗ wweek.com Water−, Denied or halted	Oregon City of Salem, OR City of The Dalles, OR	us/or us/or/marion/city/salem us/or/wasco/city/dalles
Aug 10	freethoughtblogs.com	Build more guillotines↗ freethoughtblogs.com Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Salem, OR Oregon	us/or/marion/city/salem us/or
Aug 9	KOIN.com	Hillsboro Mayor Beach Pace discusses city’s new data center pause↗ KOIN.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: AOL.com Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Hillsboro, OR	us/or/washington/city/hillsboro
Aug 8	Forest Grove News-Times	Data center proposals filed days, hours before Hillsboro moratorium approved↗ Forest Grove News-Timesalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Hillsboro News Times · Data Center Dynamics Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Hillsboro, OR	us/or/washington/city/hillsboro
Aug 8	Yakima Herald-Republic	YH-R Opinion: Yakima County needs a data center moratorium — fast↗ Yakima Herald-Republic More coverage: Yakima Herald-Republic · Yakima Herald-Republic · AppleValleyNewsNow.com Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Yakima County, WA City of Cle Elum, WA	us/wa/yakima us/wa/kittitas/city/cle-elum
Aug 7	The Spokesman-Review ($)	Democratic lawmakers propose three-year moratorium on new large data centers in Oregon↗ The Spokesman-Review ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Statesman Journal · thecooldown.com · AOL.com · RTO Insider · +2 more Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedPower and grid−, Denied or halted	Oregon City of Hillsboro, OR Washington County, OR	us/or us/or/washington/city/hillsboro us/or/washington
Aug 7	Salem Reporter ($)	Verrus official briefs chamber members on data center early Thursday morning↗ Salem Reporter ($) Water	Salem, OR (named in coverage)	—
Aug 7	Tom's Hardware	Protesters haul a guillotine to city council meeting about a potential AI data center, company rep cornered by protestors — ‘ it no longer felt safe to stay,’ developer escorted out by police↗ Tom's Hardware Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Salem, OR Oregon	us/or/marion/city/salem us/or
Aug 7	Seattle Red	Oregon Democrats stoke anti-data center hysteria with proposal for three-year moratorium↗ Seattle Redalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Yahoo · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · Yahoo · The Cool Down Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Oregon City of Salem, OR City of La Pine, OR	us/or us/or/marion/city/salem us/or/deschutes/city/la-pine
Aug 7	salembusinessjournal.org	Oakline Data Center Safeguards Detailed by Verrus↗ salembusinessjournal.org Water	City of Salem, OR	us/or/marion/city/salem
Aug 6	Oregon Capital Chronicle	Kotek data center advisors say no moratoriums, call for more state-local partnership, transparency↗ Oregon Capital Chronicle Siting	Oregon Umatilla County, OR	us/or us/or/umatilla
Aug 6	Yahoo	Salem Brought a Guillotine To Oppose New Data Center. Company Reps Left, Feeling “Unsafe”.↗ Yahoo More coverage: Gizmodo Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Salem, OR	us/or/marion/city/salem
Aug 6	Microgrid Media	Oregon Data Center Panel Discusses Energy Policy Recommendations for Oregon data center energy policy↗ Microgrid Media Water	Oregon	us/or
Aug 5	Salem Reporter ($)	Verrus data center was designed to use as much as 3 million gallons a day↗ Salem Reporter ($) Water−, Denied or halted	City of Salem, OR	us/or/marion/city/salem
Aug 5	OregonLive.com	Two data centers beat Hillsboro to the finish line on permitting ban↗ OregonLive.com More coverage: The Hillsboro Herald Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Hillsboro, OR	us/or/washington/city/hillsboro
Aug 4	The Business Journals ($)	Data center advisory committee talks moratorium, incentives↗ The Business Journals ($) More coverage: Extinction Rebellion PDX Siting−, Denied or halted	Oregon	us/or
Aug 4	Salem Business Journal	Salem Council Starts Data Center Moratorium, but the Vote May Not Reach the Project That Prompted It↗ Salem Business Journalalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Hillsboro Herald · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · Dailyfly News · Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB · +2 more Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Salem, OR Oregon Clackamas County, OR	us/or/marion/city/salem us/or us/or/clackamas
Aug 4	bizjournals.com ($)	Salem approves moratorium on new AI data centers↗ bizjournals.com ($)also carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: KOIN.com · AOL.com · Grants Pass Tribune Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Salem, OR	us/or/marion/city/salem
Aug 4	Salem Reporter ($)	UPDATED 10:11 p.m.: Salem City Council unanimously passes moratorium on data centers↗ Salem Reporter ($) More coverage: KATU · Statesman Journal · Statesman Journal · Salem Reporter Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Salem, OR	us/or/marion/city/salem
Aug 3	W.Media	Verrus data center filing sidesteps land-sale block and looming moratorium↗ W.Media Siting	City of Salem, OR Oregon	us/or/marion/city/salem us/or
Aug 2	The Hillsboro Herald	Silicon, Subsidies, and Superintelligence: Is Hillsboro Building the Engine of Our Own Replacement?↗ The Hillsboro Herald Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Hillsboro, OR Washington County, OR	us/or/washington/city/hillsboro us/or/washington
Aug 2	The Register-Guard	Letter writers address data centers and politics↗ The Register-Guard Siting	City of Eugene, OR Lane County, OR	us/or/lane/city/eugene us/or/lane
Aug 1	Salem Reporter ($)	Data company advances Salem plan, replacing state land and beating moratorium↗ Salem Reporter ($) Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Salem, OR	us/or/marion/city/salem
Jul 31	Statesman Journal	Woodburn wants to consider moratorium on new data centers↗ Statesman Journalalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Woodburn Independent · OregonLive.com · KOIN.com · AOL.com Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Woodburn, OR City of Salem, OR Oregon	us/or/marion/city/woodburn us/or/marion/city/salem us/or
Jul 31	Salem Reporter ($)	While Salem project is uncertain, Verrus advances data center in Michigan↗ Salem Reporter ($) Water	City of Salem, OR	us/or/marion/city/salem
Jul 31	Salem Reporter ($)	Your Thursday evening update on Salem news↗ Salem Reporter ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	Oregon	us/or
Jul 30	The Business Journals ($)	Kotek cancels contract for controversial Salem data center project land↗ The Business Journals ($) Water−, Denied or halted	Oregon City of Salem, OR	us/or us/or/marion/city/salem
Jul 30	Salem Reporter ($)	Verrus surprised, disappointed by Kotek's move to block sale of 32-acres of land at Mill Creek Corporate Center↗ Salem Reporter ($) Water−, Denied or halted	Oregon City of Salem, OR	us/or us/or/marion/city/salem
Jul 30	OregonLive.com ($)	Oregon governor blocks sale of state land for Salem data center↗ OregonLive.com ($)also carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: centraloregondaily.com · Statesman Journal · kpic.com · Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB · +3 more Subsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Oregon City of Salem, OR	us/or us/or/marion/city/salem
Jul 30	The Hillsboro Herald	Salem, You’re Doing This Right. Don’t Stop Now. Get A Data Center Moratroum Moving Fast!↗ The Hillsboro Herald Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Salem, OR City of Hillsboro, OR	us/or/marion/city/salem us/or/washington/city/hillsboro
Jul 29	Lookout Eugene-Springfield	Industry group pushes data centers in ad campaign in Oregon, six other states↗ Lookout Eugene-Springfieldalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: Seattle Red · The Cool Down · KOIN.com · KOIN.com · +5 more Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Oregon City of Hillsboro, OR City of Salem, OR	us/or us/or/washington/city/hillsboro us/or/marion/city/salem
Jul 29	The Hillsboro Herald	Kipperlyn Sinclair, Who Championed The Hillsboro Data Center Moratorium, Talks About The Road Ahead↗ The Hillsboro Herald Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Hillsboro, OR Washington County, OR	us/or/washington/city/hillsboro us/or/washington
Jul 29	Salem Reporter ($)	Planning commission recommends council change code to make data centers conditional↗ Salem Reporter ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Salem, OR	us/or/marion/city/salem
Jul 29	Post Register ($)	Pro-data center industry group behind ad campaign in Oregon, six other states↗ Post Register ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Corvallis Advocate · NEWStalk 870 Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Oregon City of Hillsboro, OR	us/or us/or/washington/city/hillsboro
Jul 29	Salem Reporter ($)	City manager calls special council meeting Monday to consider moratorium on data centers↗ Salem Reporter ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Salem, OR	us/or/marion/city/salem
Jul 29	AOL.com	‘Signing the city’s death warrant’: Salem residents push back against proposed data center at contentious council meeting↗ AOL.comalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: KOIN.com · Statesman Journal · Salem Business Journal · Salem Reporter · +1 more Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Salem, OR Salem, OR (named in coverage)	us/or/marion/city/salem —

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