Data centers are clustered near the Columbia River, and diesel generator exhaust is threatening the river's health.
1 report, 1 independent
Updated Jul 22
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What happened
Data centers are clustered near the Columbia River, and diesel generator exhaust is threatening the river's health.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Data centers are located in Hillsboro, Oregon, near the Columbia River, with local representation from Janeen Sollman.Sub-event
Data centers near the Columbia River are facing health threats from diesel generator exhaust.1 source
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The entities involved
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Columbia River
river in North America; flows from British Columbia, through Washington, and along the Washington-Oregon border to the Pacific Ocean
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Amazon
American multinational technology company
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Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- heraldandnews.comWhy data centers pose an outsized threat to Eastern Oregon’s air quality