New York is the first US state to impose a moratorium on new large-scale data centers after Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order pausing environmental permits for up to one year.
The temporary freeze applies to proposed facilities expected to consume at least 50 megawatts of electricity.
State officials say the pause will give regulators time to develop stronger rules to protect the power grid, natural resources, and local communities before additional projects move forward.
Hochul said the rapid expansion of data centers could drive up utility bills, strain electricity supplies, and increase pressure on water resources.
The decision marks one of the biggest political setbacks yet for the AI industry's rapid infrastructure expansion.
Tech companies argue that new data centers are essential for maintaining America's leadership in artificial intelligence and competing with countries such as China.
But opposition has been growing nationwide as communities raise concerns about electricity demand, water consumption, noise, pollution, and the loss of farmland and open space.
A recent Gallup poll found that seven in 10 Americans oppose having an AI data center built near their community.
Local resistance has already delayed or blocked billions of dollars in proposed projects across the country.
New York's order is expected to give lawmakers a year to consider new standards that could shape how future AI infrastructure is built, not only in New York, but potentially across the United States.
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No commissary.
No visits.
No contact with the outside world.
My neighbor is a cannibal who screams throughout the night.
BREAKING: Leaked Andrew Tate texts are looking VERY bad for the Trump admin…
Texts from Andrew Tate reveal that a Trump admin official directly intervened on the Tate brothers behalf in early 2025 to stall the sex trafficking investigation.
“I had word from The Trump admin that theyre on top of things,” wrote Andrew Tate via text.
Tate’s former lawyer, Paul Ingrassia, is now a Trump admin official, and is the one who requested the Tate brothers devices be returned to them.
You may remember Paul Ingrassia from his leaked texts last year in which he said he “has a Nazi streak” and uses old slurs.
JD Vance still follows the Tate brothers on Twitter. Barron is friends him them. All of this happened after Andrew admitted to being a pimp on camera.
This is the Republican Party now. I’m a young dude who loves America, and hates seeing it hijacked by these hateful , abusive, degenerates.
Five of England’s seven matches in the Nations Championship are in England.
All the other teams play the majority (all in some cases) of their matches away from home.
@Rosette525354@yashar "offences relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography."
Sounds like Andrew Tate is the "they" you are referring to. Yet it seems like you don't want him arrested?
Come on just admit you're racist & xenophobic and get on with it.