People organizing for the wellbeing of our communities and environment.
La Grande, OR
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Oregon Rural Action retweeted
Big Tech is building big in rural America, where pastures, rivers and fields have become the newest frontier in the AI race.
There are more than 1,300 data center buildings across the U.S., according to Cleanview. An NBC News analysis of Cleanview and federal data finds more than 100 operate in rural America, with another 92 under construction. nbcnews.com/data-graphics/bi…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
Eastern Oregon residents who have lived for years with contaminated water can move forward with a class action lawsuit against the Port of Morrow and large food processors in the […] eastoregonian.com/2026/06/09…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
BOARDMAN — Residents in Boardman will pay a higher rate for water starting July 1. The Boardman City Council at its meeting May 5 approved a new rate structure. The […] eastoregonian.com/2026/05/15…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
BOARDMAN – The Morrow County Clean Water Consortium met with some resistance on Wednesday, May 13, when it presented its plan to bring clean drinking water to the residents of […] eastoregonian.com/2026/05/15…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
"Nitrates at low concentrations in drinking water have been linked to thyroid disease, gastric, kidney, bladder and colon cancers, preterm births and birth defects, and other health harms." news8000.com/lifestyle/healt…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
Over 62 million Americans — roughly 1 in 5 people — may be exposed to potentially dangerous levels of nitrates in their tap water, a new report has shown.
A compound of nitrogen and oxygen found naturally in air, water, soil and plants, nitrates become a health risk when rainfall causes nitrogen-rich fertilizers used in agriculture to leach into groundwater, streams and rivers and end up in public water systems miles downstream. yahoo.com/news/articles/1-5-…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
A new report from Rolling Stone alleges an Amazon data center in the U.S. state of Oregon is worsening nitrate levels in its drinking water, which is linked to an increase in cancers and miscarriage rates.
The data center pulls water to cool its systems from Morrow County’s main source of water, discharging water that’s more concentrated with fertilizer byproducts from farm runoff. Amazon says its cooling process does not add any nitrates to the water and denies a direct link to the higher concentrations of nitrates in local water, telling Rolling Stone the report was “misleading.”
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
💧Tech giant Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle with northeast Oregonians living with contaminated groundwater in exchange for no admission of guilt in the pollution.
Read more: portlandtribune.com/2026/03/…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
Amazon has settled with the residents of Morrow County, Oregon, on Tuesday, agreeing to pay $20.5 million for the company’s alleged contributions to the region’s nitrate pollution from its data centers.
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Oregon Rural Action retweeted
Amazon settles Oregon nitrate pollution lawsuit for $20.5M kiro7.com/news/local/amazon-…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
BREAKING: Amazon is set to pay $20.5 milion in the settlement of a class action suit over pollution in Eastern Oregon.
While the tech giant denies its data centers worsen nitrate contamination in Morrow County groundwater, its money will fund construction of private wells and public water-treatment projects.
Our story, in partnership with @FERNnews: rollingstone.com/culture/cul…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
Data centers strain water supply in Oregon town already facing pollution crisis
kptv.com/2025/12/22/data-cen…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
Group sues PGE, Tillamook over unsafe nitrate levels in NE Oregon water >> kptv.com/2025/12/08/group-su…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
Several residents of Oregon’s Morrow County have filed another lawsuit over groundwater pollution in the Umatilla basin, alleging additional defendants have contributed to the problem. eastoregonian.com/2025/12/06…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
Fantastic reporting from @RollingStone on how #bigag & #datacenters poisoned people's water & the corrupt officials that enabled it rollingstone.com/culture/cul… @OregonRural
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The headline blaming data centers is incorrect. As the piece goes on to explain, Oregon’s water shortage is primarily caused by pollution from agricultural runoff by nitrate fertilizers, with data centers making up a negligible portion of Oregon’s water use.
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Oregon Rural Action retweeted
The volume of water needed to cool the servers in data centers has become a nationwide water resource issue.
Volume isn’t the most pressing problem in Morrow County, however. The issue is pollution, which Amazon’s data centers have exacerbated since its arrival in 2011.
More: rollingstone.com/culture/cul…
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @fernnews: rollingstone.com/culture/cul…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The headline blaming data centers is incorrect. As the piece goes on to explain, Oregon’s water shortage is primarily caused by pollution from agricultural runoff by nitrate fertilizers, with data centers making up a negligible portion of Oregon’s water use.
x.com/andymasley/sta…
rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
When reached for comment, Amazon spokesperson Lisa Levandowski replied, “the apparent narrative” of this story “is misleading and inaccurate.”
“Our data centers draw water from the same supply as other community members; nitrates are not an additive we use in any of our processes, and the volume of water our facilities use and return represents only a very small fraction of the overall water system — not enough to have any meaningful impact on water quality.”
Read more: rollingstone.com/culture/cul…
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @fernnews: rollingstone.com/culture/cul…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The headline blaming data centers is incorrect. As the piece goes on to explain, Oregon’s water shortage is primarily caused by pollution from agricultural runoff by nitrate fertilizers, with data centers making up a negligible portion of Oregon’s water use.
x.com/andymasley/sta…
rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @fernnews: rollingstone.com/culture/cul…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The headline blaming data centers is incorrect. As the piece goes on to explain, Oregon’s water shortage is primarily caused by pollution from agricultural runoff by nitrate fertilizers, with data centers making up a negligible portion of Oregon’s water use.
x.com/andymasley/sta…
rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
Kathy Mendoza, a former Morrow County worker, links her debilitating joint and muscle condition to nitrates in her water.
“How can you live with yourself knowing that the water you put in people’s houses is causing miscarriages or cancer? And they’re still making money with it, every time those deals get cut for new data centers.”
Read: rollingstone.com/culture/cul…
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @fernnews: rollingstone.com/culture/cul…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The headline blaming data centers is incorrect. As the piece goes on to explain, Oregon’s water shortage is primarily caused by pollution from agricultural runoff by nitrate fertilizers, with data centers making up a negligible portion of Oregon’s water use.
x.com/andymasley/sta…
rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…
Oregon Rural Action retweeted
Residents of Boardman’s West Glen neighborhood have created a new group to publicize concerns about the area’s high nitrate pollution levels. eastoregonian.com/2025/08/28…