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Oregon governor orders pause on environmental permits to build or expand data centers

Oregon’s governor has effectively issued a moratorium on new data centers and data center expansions in the state by ordering environmental regulators to pause approving new state and federal air and water pollution permits for data center projects until next July.

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Spokane Spokesman-Review· Oct 14, 10:39 PMOregon governor orders pause on environmental permits to build or expand data centers

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