Aย group ofย La Pineย residents and aย campaign group,ย Southย County Collective Action,ย are working toย gather signaturesย for aย petition that aims to regulate noise and lightingย at any futureย dataย centersย in the city. The initiative aims toย raise residentsโ awareness aroundย water and electricity usage,ย generatorย run time and number of employeesย at data centers.ย ย The initiative petition comes after a proposal to build a bitcoin mining data center was shot […]
Light Pollution
Owyhee Canyonlands Ecologically Important
Submitted by Brett Dickson, Conservation Science Partners A study commissioned by the Pew Charitable Trust, a nonprofit think tank found that Southeastern Oregonโs Owyhee Canyonlands are one of the most ecologically important unprotected places in the western United States. Safeguarding the area โpresents a significant opportunity to conserve key elements of native biodiversity and ecological […]

