Yakama Nation Fights to Protect a Sacred Site From an Energy Storage Center
News ClipTruthout·WA·5/26/2026
The Yakama Nation is actively opposing an energy storage center project to protect a sacred site. Although presented as a clean energy solution, evidence suggests the energy will primarily power an AI data center. The Nation is fighting to prevent this development.
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Gov: Yakama Nation
While the project will store clean energy, evidence is mounting that much of it will be used to power an AI data center.