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  • Where to put "The Cloud" for data center

    Sue Lani Madsen, Lincoln County Planning Commission.|Updated Sep 24, 2026

    Data Center siting and community tradeoffs What is a data center? The definition, according to the artificial intelligence responding to my ChatGPT query: "A data center is essentially a specialized building-or group of buildings-filled with computers and the equipment needed to keep those computers operating continuously and reliably. At its simplest, you can think of it as a large industrial facility whose product is computing rather than a physical good." "The cloud" lives...

  • EV school buses coming to Reardan-Edwall

    Sue Lani Madsen, The Center Square|Updated Feb 12, 2025

    OLYMPIA – With cold weather and long distances, Eastern Washington would seem an unlikely region to find school district officials excited about electric buses. But Reardan-Edwall School District Transportation Director Mike McCain is looking forward to the experiment. “If it doesn’t work, we can always park it,” McCain said. His district’s two electric school buses are still in production and scheduled for a March delivery. The district has also ordered one new diesel bus. “We’ll be able to compare maintenance and operating...

  • WREN, a tiny bird with a big song

    Sue Lani Madsen|Updated Oct 31, 2024

    What image comes to mind when you hear “rural Washington?” Fields, farms and forests. Small towns. Flyover country. The frontier. Tribal homelands. Rangelands and desert. Public lands playground. Home. Welcome to the WREN, where rural means all of these. Our goal at the Washington Rural Environmental Network is to bring a diverse chorus of rural voices to the table when public policy discussions impact our rural communities. We want a voice in sharing the development of our...

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