Amazon plans $4.8 billion data center project in Washington amid environmental pushback
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What happened
Amazon plans a $4.8 billion data center project in Walla Walla County, Washington. The project involves the construction of 16 data center buildings. Local opposition has mounted, with over 400 Washingtonians demanding a statewide moratorium on data centers. The county's community development director has the sole authority to require Amazon to submit an environmental impact statement regarding the proposed construction.
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Why it matters
The state of Washington offers tax breaks to attract and support data center operators. Opponents of the project are concerned that Amazon could use more water than allowed or potentially pollute local aquifers.
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Who's involved
- AmazonPlanning the $4.8 billion data center project in Walla Walla County.
- Walla Walla CountyThe county in Washington where the data center project is planned.
- WashingtonThe state that offers tax breaks to data center operators.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Walla Walla CountySpeculative
Walla Walla County might see increased property tax revenue from the planned project.
- AmazonSpeculative
Amazon might face increased operational costs if required to address environmental impact statements or water usage limits.
- Amazon Web ServicesSpeculative
Amazon Web Services could face increased regulatory costs due to environmental scrutiny of the expansion.
Possible ripples
Who this could reach next, traced step by step from the reporting. Possibilities worth considering, not forecasts.Keep exploring
The entities involved
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Amazon
American multinational technology company
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Amazon Web Services
subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms on a metered pay-as-you-go basis
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Washington
town in the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England
Related events
- Data centers operated by Meta, Amazon, and Google are affecting local water supply and quality of life in Arizona.
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- Industry is facing calls for a moratorium on data centers in Oregon due to intense scrutiny over their energy and water consumption.
- Indiana state agency is overseeing water impacts at data center sites.
- Data centers are being planned near an Amazon distribution center in Fishersville, Augusta County.