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. 33 stories

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Sep 11 Airway Heights forum draws concerns over Spokane County data centers
NonStop Local KHQ
Sep 10 Possibility of West Richland data center campus rises with 1,000-acre land sale
applevalleynewsnow.com
Sep 9 Pasco puts brakes on data center boom, studies impact on city resources
applevalleynewsnow.com
Sep 9 Residents push back on data centers, ask Pasco to extend moratorium
Tri-City Heraldalso carried by 1 other outlet
Sep 9 Residents urge County to slow down on data centers
goldendalesentinel.comalso carried by 2 other outlets
Sep 8 Data center moratorium fails during Klickitat County Commissioners meeting despite public support
Columbia Gorge News
Sep 7 City of Pasco to hold Sept. 8 hearing on data center rules
Nonstop Local News
Sep 3 Port Angeles Moves Toward Moratorium on Data Centers
My Clallam County
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Sep 2 Company known for data center development buys land in West Richland
yaktrinews.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
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Aug 28 Spokane County residents mobilize as data centers eye region
RANGE Media
Aug 27 Washington county weighs ban on new data centers amid water, farmland fears
Yahoo
Aug 26 Lakeside Industries’ proposed data center in Dallesport confirmed
Columbia Gorge News
Aug 26 Hyperscale data center developer confirmed
columbiagorgenews.com
Aug 26 Eastern WA utility can take private land for data center power lines, judge rules
AOL.com
Aug 25 Spokane County announces several public hearings on proposed data center
KREMalso carried by 1 other outlet
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Aug 25 Another data center
Columbia Gorge News
Aug 24 Wildfire recovery efforts continue at Spokane City Council
RANGE Media
Spokane County, WA (named in coverage)
Aug 24 As Pierce County city mulls data center ban, where are the facilities allowed?
Tacoma News Tribune ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
Aug 19 Spokane County halts new large load data center approvals for four months
KXLY.com
More coverage: KXLY.com
Aug 18 WA utility can take land for data center power lines, judge rules
union-bulletin.com
Aug 18 Spokane County Commissioners to vote on data center moratorium Tuesday
KREMalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: KREM · KXLY.com
Aug 18 Snohomish County Data Center Moratorium hearing set for August 19
Lynnwood Times
Aug 17 VIDEO: Mount Vernon data center moratorium passes
KIRO 7 News Seattle
Aug 15 Okanogan County Weighs Where Data Centers, Crypto Mines Can Go — And Where They Can’t
yoursourceone.com
Aug 14 How Amazon's Wallula gap data center plan affects water, energy
AppleValleyNewsNow.com
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Aug 14 Airway Heights considers data center proposal amid community concerns over water usage
KXLY.com
Aug 13 Moses Lake’s KEEL Data Center Water Demand Could Reach 1.1 Million Gallons Annually
yoursourceone.com
Aug 13 Mount Vernon City Council approves 6-month data center moratorium
goSkagit ($)
Aug 13 WA farmers fight Grant County PUD over data center line easements
Capital Press
Aug 13 Yakima County considers moratorium on data centers as community voices concerns
AppleValleyNewsNow.com
Aug 13 Port CEO says local data center impacts differ from national concerns
Cashmere Valley Recordalso carried by 1 other outlet
Aug 12 Data center protesters rally outside Amazon open house near Tri-Cities
NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 1 other outlet
Aug 12 ‘This is all new’
The Miner Online

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