Coalition Rallies for a Multi-Year State Moratorium on New Data Centers

A coalition of environmental, farm and social advocacy groups demonstrated outside the state capitol building calling on the governor to issue a multi-year moratorium on new data center development in the state.

Why It Matters

It shows a diverse coalition using peaceful public demonstration to demand a voice in decisions affecting water, electricity, farmland and community development. The action also reflects growing bipartisan local concern about who bears the infrastructure costs of data-center expansion.

Source Oregon Capital Chronicle

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Published September 8, 2026

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