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A rural Oregon nonprofit is sounding the alarm over a data center boom, calling the region a “sacrifice zone” as Amazon plans a massive facility that could guzzle 800,000 homes’ worth of power and pump 1,300 gallons of water per minute—raising fears of groundwater contamination. Critics say communities are being exploited, while officials demand more data before halting development. Amid a recent $20.5M pollution settlement, experts warn nitrate levels in the Lower Umatilla Basin—already a protected area since 1990—are still rising, posing serious health risks to residents.

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