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Oregon governor orders pause on environmental permits to build or expand data centers

States Newsroom · October 13, 2026

Oregon’s governor has effectively issued a moratorium on new data centers and data center expansions in the state by ordering environmental regulators to pause approving new state and federal air and water pollution permits for data center projects until next July. Kotek issued the order Friday in a letter to Leah…

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Oregon governor orders pause on environmental permits to build or expand data centers

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