Oregon governor orders pause on environmental permits to build or expand data centersOregon’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.Spokane Spokesman-Review3d agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologyoregon data center moratorium
Should wolves lose endangered species status? Trump administration says in court, ‘yes’Gray wolves throughout the U.S. should no longer be considered endangered, lawyers for the Trump administration told a federal appeals court on Tuesday, as oral arguments began in three cases that could significantly weaken protections for the predator canines.Spokane Spokesman-Review3d agoWhole story →Planet
Supreme Court weighs if privacy law can limit targeted ads onlineThe Supreme Court’s conservative majority seems wary of broadly applying a 1988 video-tape privacy law to the modern digital age. How the 6-3 conservative court decides the case they debated for 90 minutes on Oct. 14 could have far-reaching consequences for the large swaths of the internet that rely on targeted advertising – and for the internet users…Spokane Spokesman-Review3d agoWhole story →JusticeTechnology
U.S. probe of Rep. Ilhan Omar focuses on birth date, citizenship papers, people familiar sayThe federal investigation that prompted the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. residence on Monday centers on claims that she or her late father may have lied on decades-old immigration paperwork to secure legal status and eventually U.S. citizenship, three people familiar with the matter said.Spokane Spokesman-Review3d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentilhan omar investigation
Immigration arrests linked to Washington driver data ‘off the charts’SEATTLE — Immigration arrests linked to a search of Washington driver information have jumped at least fivefold since July, according to new data from the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights. Three months ago, the data showed 64 verified cases in about a year. As of Tuesday, the number had soared to 354. These numbers are “off the charts”…Spokane Spokesman-Review4d agoWhole story →JusticeEducationwashington immigration arrest surge
Trump says Taiwan agrees to buy 30% of LNG from Alaska pipeline project - Tue, 13 Oct 2026 PSTWASILLA, Alaska – Taiwan has agreed to buy 30% of the liquefied natural gas from a pipeline project in Alaska, US President Donald Trump told a rally in the state on Tuesday, but the deal terms were not immediately clear. Taiwan has committed to investing $4.4 billion in the development of the pipeline, said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who also…Spokane Spokesman-Review4d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomyalaska pipeline deal
Fed’s Lisa Cook Puts Off White House Hearing Over Trump’s AllegationsFederal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook says she will be unable to attend a Nov. 5 hearing at the White House that’s part of a new investigation into mortgage fraud allegations by President Donald Trump. Cook will be “executing her official duties as governor at financial and monetary policy meetings in Europe” then, her lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said in a letter…Spokane Spokesman-Review4d agoWhole story →EconomyJusticefed governor investigation
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