New York won’t build big data centers for a year as it weighs energy and climate risks
New York will block new large data centers that fuel artificial intelligence for up to a year to protect the environment and energy grid. Gov.
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Published: 14 July 2026
Source: Associated Press Technology
Category: News
Topics: Environment
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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