BREAKING: 🇺🇸 New York becomes the first U.S. state to HALT data center development Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order pausing environmental permits for up to a year, making New York the first state in the nation to impose a moratorium on new large-scale data centers. The move temporarily freezes the construction of hyperscale facilities as regulators race to address mounting concerns over their impact on the power grid, water resources, and the environment amid the AI boom.(Coin Bureau)