Environmental Groups Call For Halt To New Data Center Construction
Data centers under fire as over 230 environmental groups demand a national halt over rising energy and water use.
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Environmental Groups Call For Halt To New Data Center Construction
Growing concerns over soaring electricity bills, water shortages, and the expanding footprint of AI infrastructure are driving a national conversation about the future of data centers. Many readers want to know why environmental groups are pushing for a halt, which states may be most affected, and whether rising utility costs are truly tied to data center construction. Those questions sit at the heart of the latest public campaign targeting what activists say is an industry expanding far faster than communities can sustain. Their call for action centers on a proposed moratorium that would pause the approval and construction of new data centers until the federal government addresses mounting environmental and economic pressures. Credit: Kim Steele / Getty Images Environmental Groups Push for a National Moratorium More than 230 environmental organizations have united to urge Congress to freeze new data center approvals. Groups like Food & Water Watch, Friends of the Earth, and Greenpea…
