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An explosion of data center facilities, including the one pictured here in Umatilla County on May 18, 2026, have been built in Oregon along the Columbia River Gorge during the last few years. The boom has caused a more than 500% load growth for the Umatilla Electric Cooperative during the last decade, which has had to buy more gas and coal-powered electricity on the wholesale market to meet demand.
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Data centers are driving demand for gas from Northwest utilities, reports...

Alex Baumhardt - 0
Utilities in Washington and Oregon are increasingly reliant on buying gas-powered electricity, or building it out themselves, to meet data center demand Key points Electric utilities...
From Astoria to Brookings, volunteers and state park rangers this week from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. are stationed at 15 locations to help visitors spot whales and answer questions during Whale Watching Week. (Courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
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What Whale Watching Week in Oregon can tell us about climate...

Mia Maldonado - 0
As gray whales make 10,000-mile round trip migration, scientists warn less Arctic food is impacting reproduction It’s Whale Watching Week in Oregon, which means coastal...
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