Why New York’s Data Center Moratorium Feels All Too Familiar

1 sourceUpdated Jul 17, 2026

Twelve years after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo imposed a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, New York is once again using state power to block major private-sector development.

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