Data centers proposed on federal land in eastern Oregon, Idaho and other Western states

A data center campus is proposed for federal land near Hermiston, Oregon. This project is part of a broader initiative to place at least 12 data centers on federal land across Western states.
A new data center campus could soon be coming to federal land near Hermiston in eastern Oregon. It would be the first in Oregon sited on federal public land, and one of at least 12 proposed for more than 17,500 Bureau of Land Management acres across western states under President Donald Trump’s July 2025 executive […]
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