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Amazon will pay $20.5M to settle Oregon data center pollution allegations
Amazon will pay $20.5M to settle Oregon data center pollution allegations
Amazon will pay $20.5M to settle Oregon data center pollution allegations

Published on: 03/31/2026

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Amazon's data centers are major water users in Morrow County, a largely agricultural community about 160 miles up the Columbia River from Portland.

Amazon agreed Tuesday to pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that its data centers in Morrow County contributed to nitrate pollution that has contaminated groundwater in the agricultural community.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/03/amazon-will-pay-205-million-to-settle-oregon-data-center-pollution-allegations.html

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