On this week’s episode, we’re bringing you a pre-recorded interview between RANGE reporter Aaron Hedge and Brittany Anderson, a local activist who’s calling for governmental transparency about officials’ conversations with data center developers.
The two of them talked about:
- what brought Brittany into this work and why it’s important to her,
- the information she learned from her public records requests and what it led her to,
- the moratorium on data center development at both the Spokane County and City levels and what they mean,
- and the continuing fight for transparency from the local government about data center development.
Find relevant articles below:
Spokane County approves four-month data center pause
After public criticism, county commissioners unanimously approve a short moratorium on data center development.
Aaron Hedge
Commissioner Al French on data centers: ‘Spokane County is not closed for business’
Developers are eyeing Spokane County for new places to plant; French has been quietly tilling the field.
Aaron Hedge
Who? Where? We don’t know, but Avista is entertaining a large data center
After the utility was slow to tell the community about the project, local leaders are formally calling for a moratorium on data centers.
Aaron Hedge
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