Data-center buildout in Washington, as reported

Press coverage of data center siting, power, water, and subsidies in Washington, each story tagged with the track it covers and the jurisdictions it names. 14 stories

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Oct 7 Rural Klickitat County faces surge in data center proposals
News From The Statesalso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: Yakima Herald-Republic
Oct 6 Lincoln County holds public hearing after a 6-month emergency moratorium pauses data center permits
KXLY.com
Oct 4 Protests in Seattle, across WA call for pause on AI data center boom
The Seattle Times ($)also carried by 6 other outlets
Oct 4 Stop the misguided West Richland data center project | Opinion
Tri-City Herald
More coverage: AppleValleyNewsNow.com
Oct 3 Why Seattle’s data center moratorium isn’t stopping new projects
The Daily Chroniclealso carried by 3 other outlets
Sep 26 A large data center is proposed for the former papermill in Usk. Locals worry how it will fit in 'small-town USA'
spokesman.com ($)
Sep 25 Winlock city councilors enact six-month moratorium on data center development to create building code guidelines
The Daily Chroniclealso carried by 1 other outlet
Sep 18 Microsoft’s Malaga data center expansion raises questions over water, power
The Wenatchee World
Sep 17 Port Angeles Keeps Data Center Moratorium Unchanged
My Clallam County
More coverage: NEWStalk 870 · goSkagit
Sep 16 Walla Walla County officials seeking public comment on proposed Amazon data center
AppleValleyNewsNow.com
Sep 15 AI developments necessitate moratorium on data centers | Op-Ed
The Seattle Times ($)
Sep 13 Council chambers packed as residents weigh in on data centers
chewelahindependent.com
More coverage: KXLY.com
Sep 11 West Richland residents push for safeguards as data center debate grows
The Center Squarealso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: AppleValleyNewsNow.com
Sep 11 Airway Heights forum draws concerns over Spokane County data centers
NonStop Local KHQ

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