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The order specifically pauses state environmental reviews for facilities over 50 megawatts, instructing the Department of Public Service to assess the environmental and energy impact of data centers during this time, and to develop a new generic environmental impact statement.

wired.comNew York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium“We have no choice but to address the challenges created by these massive facilities,” New York governor Kathy Hochul said. The executive order will pause construction for one year.
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Construction of hyperscale data centers across the US, driven by the frenzy to capitalize on the AI industry, has reportedly raised concerns about the massive facilities’ impact on local communities.

wired.comData Centers Are Quietly Taking Over Texas. The Pollution Could Be CatastrophicThousands of new fossil-fuel power sources are quietly firing up across the state to power the AI boom, thanks to a regulatory loophole, leaving residents feeling blindsided.

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Today’s executive order is less aggressive than the Responsible Data Center Development Act passed by the New York legislature in June, which would enforce a 20 megawatt limit. But advocates for the bill applauded Hochul’s move.

wired.comNew York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium“We have no choice but to address the challenges created by these massive facilities,” New York governor Kathy Hochul said. The executive order will pause construction for one year.
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Well, if Bernie's on it I'm sure regulations, legislation, & legal remedies are on their way, based on the plethora of legislation he's successfully shepherded through to implementation during his decades in Congress.