'Going green now for who?' Yakama protest clean energy project on sacred site to power data center

'Going green now for who?' Yakama protest clean energy project on sacred site to power data center

News ClipDailyfly News·Goldendale, Klickitat County, WA·5/25/2026

Members of the Yakama Nation are protesting a clean energy storage project in Goldendale, Washington, slated to be built on a sacred site. The project is intended to power a data center. The protest highlights concerns over the environmental impact and cultural significance of the proposed development.

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Gov: Yakama Nation
GOLDENDALE, WA – High up on the Washington side of the Columbia River near the John Day hydroelectric dam, members of the Yakama Nation gathered to protest a clean energy storage project slated to be built on