Comprehensive Report Lays Out Case for Nationwide Moratorium on New Data Centers

This story discusses a comprehensive report released by the environmental group Food & Water Watch that makes a case for a nationwide moratorium on the construction of new AI-driven data centers. The report outlines various harms and hazards associated with the rapid growth of the data center industry, including concerns over electricity usage, water usage, and environmental impacts. The report coincides with growing opposition to data center projects in places like New Brunswick, New Jersey and Vineland, New Jersey, where residents have protested proposed data center developments.