Data-center buildout in Washington, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Aug 27	Yahoo	Washington county weighs ban on new data centers amid water, farmland fears↗ Yahoo Water−, Denied or halted	Skagit County, WA	us/wa/skagit
Aug 26	Columbia Gorge News	Lakeside Industries’ proposed data center in Dallesport confirmed↗ Columbia Gorge News Water	Klickitat County, WA	us/wa/klickitat
Aug 26	columbiagorgenews.com	Hyperscale data center developer confirmed↗ columbiagorgenews.com Water	Klickitat County, WA	us/wa/klickitat
Aug 26	AOL.com	Eastern WA utility can take private land for data center power lines, judge rules↗ AOL.com Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	Grant County, WA	us/wa/grant
Aug 25	KREM	Spokane County announces several public hearings on proposed data center↗ KREMalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KXLY.com Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Spokane County, WA	us/wa/spokane
Aug 25	Columbia Gorge News	Another data center↗ Columbia Gorge News Water	Klickitat County, WA	us/wa/klickitat
Aug 24	RANGE Media	Wildfire recovery efforts continue at Spokane City Council↗ RANGE Media Siting	Spokane County, WA (named in coverage)	—
Aug 24	Tacoma News Tribune ($)	As Pierce County city mulls data center ban, where are the facilities allowed?↗ Tacoma News Tribune ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · Yahoo News Canada Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of DuPont, WA City of Tacoma, WA Pierce County, WA	us/wa/pierce/city/dupont us/wa/pierce/city/tacoma us/wa/pierce
Aug 19	KXLY.com	Spokane County halts new large load data center approvals for four months↗ KXLY.com More coverage: KXLY.com Water−, Denied or halted	Spokane County, WA	us/wa/spokane
Aug 18	union-bulletin.com	WA utility can take land for data center power lines, judge rules↗ union-bulletin.com Water+, Approved or advancing	Grant County, WA	us/wa/grant
Aug 18	KREM	Spokane County Commissioners to vote on data center moratorium Tuesday↗ KREMalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KREM · KXLY.com Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Spokane County, WA	us/wa/spokane
Aug 18	Lynnwood Times	Snohomish County Data Center Moratorium hearing set for August 19↗ Lynnwood Times Water−, Denied or halted	Snohomish County, WA	us/wa/snohomish
Aug 17	KIRO 7 News Seattle	VIDEO: Mount Vernon data center moratorium passes↗ KIRO 7 News Seattle More coverage: chewelahindependent.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Mount Vernon, WA City of Chewelah, WA	us/wa/skagit/city/mount-vernon us/wa/stevens/city/chewelah
Aug 15	yoursourceone.com	Okanogan County Weighs Where Data Centers, Crypto Mines Can Go — And Where They Can’t↗ yoursourceone.com Water−, Denied or halted	Okanogan County, WA	us/wa/okanogan
Aug 14	AppleValleyNewsNow.com	How Amazon's Wallula gap data center plan affects water, energy↗ AppleValleyNewsNow.com More coverage: AppleValleyNewsNow.com Water	Walla Walla County, WA Benton County, WA	us/wa/walla-walla us/wa/benton
Aug 14	KXLY.com	Airway Heights considers data center proposal amid community concerns over water usage↗ KXLY.com Water	City of Airway Heights, WA City of Spokane, WA Spokane County, WA	us/wa/spokane/city/airway-heights us/wa/spokane/city/spokane us/wa/spokane
Aug 13	yoursourceone.com	Moses Lake’s KEEL Data Center Water Demand Could Reach 1.1 Million Gallons Annually↗ yoursourceone.com Water	City of Moses Lake, WA	us/wa/grant/city/moses-lake
Aug 13	goSkagit ($)	Mount Vernon City Council approves 6-month data center moratorium↗ goSkagit ($) More coverage: goSkagit · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Mount Vernon, WA	us/wa/skagit/city/mount-vernon
Aug 13	Capital Press	WA farmers fight Grant County PUD over data center line easements↗ Capital Press Water	Grant County, WA	us/wa/grant
Aug 13	Cashmere Valley Record	Port CEO says local data center impacts differ from national concerns↗ Cashmere Valley Recordalso carried by 1 other outlet Water+, Approved or advancing	Chelan County, WA Douglas County, WA	us/wa/chelan us/wa/douglas
Aug 12	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	Data center protesters rally outside Amazon open house near Tri-Cities↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 1 other outlet Water	Walla Walla County, WA	us/wa/walla-walla
Aug 12	The Miner Online	‘This is all new’↗ The Miner Online Water+, Approved or advancing	Pend Oreille County, WA City of Newport, WA	us/wa/pend-oreille us/wa/pend-oreille/city/newport
Aug 12	The Spokesman-Review ($)	Spokane County Commission confronted by data center opponents as potential development discussions continue↗ The Spokesman-Review ($) Water	Spokane County, WA	us/wa/spokane
Aug 10	blockspace.media	KBW keeps KEEL target at $4.50 as permits gate AI data center projects↗ blockspace.media Siting	Pennsylvania Washington	us/pa us/wa
Aug 10	yoursourceone.com	Protest Planned at Wenatchee AI Expo Over Data Centers↗ yoursourceone.com Water	City of Wenatchee, WA Chelan County, WA Douglas County, WA	us/wa/chelan/city/wenatchee us/wa/chelan us/wa/douglas
Aug 8	Yakima Herald-Republic	YH-R Opinion: Yakima County needs a data center moratorium — fast↗ Yakima Herald-Republic More coverage: Yakima Herald-Republic · Yakima Herald-Republic · AppleValleyNewsNow.com Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	Yakima County, WA City of Cle Elum, WA	us/wa/yakima us/wa/kittitas/city/cle-elum
Aug 7	Union-Bulletin	What we know so far about Amazon's proposed data center in Walla Walla County↗ Union-Bulletin Water	Walla Walla County, WA	us/wa/walla-walla
Aug 6	GovTech	Washington Residents Voice Concern Over West Plains Data Center↗ GovTech Water	Spokane County, WA	us/wa/spokane
Aug 6	Data Center Dynamics	Officials in Washington city introduce data center moratorium to try and block 20MW project↗ Data Center Dynamics Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Cle Elum, WA	us/wa/kittitas/city/cle-elum
Aug 6	MyNorthwest.com	'We all benefit from their selfishness': Curley defends billionaire-driven data centers, warns Cle Elum is making a mistake↗ MyNorthwest.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Cle Elum, WA	us/wa/kittitas/city/cle-elum
Aug 6	NonStop Local KHQ	Airway Heights considers reclaimed water service for proposed Spokane County data center↗ NonStop Local KHQ Water	City of Airway Heights, WA	us/wa/spokane/city/airway-heights
Aug 5	AFP Fact Check	No evidence Spokane fires started to clear space for data centers↗ AFP Fact Checkalso carried by 1 other outlet Water−, Denied or halted	City of Spokane, WA Spokane County, WA	us/wa/spokane/city/spokane us/wa/spokane
Aug 5	The Seattle Times ($)	Cle Elum passed a data center ban. One might be built there anyway↗ The Seattle Times ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Yakima Herald-Republic · KOMO · Seattle Red Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Cle Elum, WA	us/wa/kittitas/city/cle-elum
Aug 2	Yakima Herald-Republic	Yakima County to consider temporary data center moratorium↗ Yakima Herald-Republicalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: AppleValleyNewsNow.com · The Cool Down Water−, Denied or halted	Yakima County, WA	us/wa/yakima
Aug 2	The Spokesman-Review ($)	A company proposing a massive West Plains data center has nearly zero history, spurring outcry from concerned residents↗ The Spokesman-Review ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Daily Chronicle Water	Spokane County, WA	us/wa/spokane
Jul 30	Nonstop Local News	Amazon to hold Burbank open house on Walla Walla data center plan↗ Nonstop Local News More coverage: Nonstop Local News SitingWater	Walla Walla County, WA	us/wa/walla-walla
Jul 30	krem.com	City of Spokane launches internal data center work group↗ krem.com More coverage: City of Spokane, Washington Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Spokane, WA	us/wa/spokane/city/spokane
Jul 30	KXLY.com	Spokane County commissioners debate temporary moratorium on new data centers↗ KXLY.com More coverage: RANGE Media Siting−, Denied or halted	Spokane County, WA City of Spokane, WA	us/wa/spokane us/wa/spokane/city/spokane
Jul 29	State Affairs ($)	Democrat April Berg warns against data center bans↗ State Affairs ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: KOIN.com · goskagit.com · AOL.com Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Washington Town of La Conner, WA	us/wa us/wa/skagit/town/la-conner

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