New York will implement the first statewide moratorium on data centers in the United States.

#NewYork becomes the first #state to impose a #DataCenter moratorium #NY became the first #US state on Tuesday to halt construction ​of large new data centers, imposing a one-year moratorium as concerns grow that the facilities driving the #ArtificialIntelligence boom are raising power costs, straining water ‌supplies & burdening local communities. #law #tech #AI #energy #electricity #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving https://www.reuters.com/world/new-york-becomes-first-state-impose-data-center-moratorium-2026-07-14/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

New York becomes the first state to enact a data center moratorium https://www.theverge.com/policy/965110/new-york-ai-data-center-moratorium

New York is the first state to impose a data center moratorium New York’s data center moratorium may become the blueprint for anti-AI movement. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/new-york-is-the-first-state-to-impose-a-data-center-moratorium/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

New York to impose the country's first statewide moratorium on data centers https://apnews.com/article/new-york-data-centers-moratorium-ai-c1e05b74208a6c570eec7c658ac8f187?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Technology @technology-AssociatedPress