NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michigan House candidate and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member Will Lawrence advocated for a national data center moratorium Saturday during an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital. “What I see is that there is an urgent need to have a federal moratorium on new AI data … Read more
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she felt the need to sign the nation’s first statewide moratorium on data center development because tech giants “are flooding the zone” with construction efforts faster than states and localities can keep up. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In … Read more
There will be a one-year pause on building new data centers across New York due to an executive order signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday. The order bans state lawmakers from approving environmental permits for hyperscale data centers. Hochul said the pause will give lawmakers time to create a framework to protect residents and the … Read more
NEW YORK — New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology. Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order Tuesday morning imposing … Read more
The AI data center backlash Paul Gigot, Kim Strassel, Allyssia Finley, and Jason Riley discuss the growing progressive backlash against AI data centers. Citing environmental concerns, increased electricity prices, and potential job displacement, Bernie Sanders and AOC introduced legislation for a nationwide moratorium on new data center construction. The panel explores the economic implications and … Read more
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., pushed back against the prospect of imposing a moratorium on artificial intelligence data centers in the U.S., blasting the policy proposal as “China First.” “The emerging chassis of AI must be built by America. We can put appropriate guardrails in place without handing … Read more
WASHINGTON — Two high-profile progressive lawmakers are introducing a bill Wednesday that would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don’t harm the environment. The legislation by Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Vermont independent Sen. Bernie … Read more