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Oregon’s lawmakers and candidates are rallying behind a bold new plan: a three-year pause on building new data centers across the state, citing skyrocketing energy and water use, farmland loss, unfair tax breaks, and industry secrecy. With public sentiment shifting and 15 other states exploring similar moratoriums — including New York’s recent one-year cap — Oregon is poised to lead this national reckoning. Backed by senators, reps, and campaign-promise-driven candidates, even lawsuits are challenging corporate perks. Governor Kate Brown has stepped in, halting a major project and launching an advisory committee set to deliver recommendations by mid-September — potentially reshaping the future of tech infrastructure in the Beaver State.

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