Yakama Nation Fights to Protect a Sacred Site From an Energy Storage Center

by Alex Baumhardt | May 26, 2026 | Data Center, Energy, hydroelectric dams, Indigenous Peoples, News, public utilities, Washington, Yakama Nation

Goldendale, Washington –– 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 a sacred tribal site. Supporters of the Goldendale pumped-hydro energy storage project have said it will help meet growing regional energy demand, and the project developers…
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