From the US Food & Water Watch:
BREAKING: Kathy Hochul, 57th Governor of New York State, just issued an Executive Order that includes a moratorium on new data centers 🎉.
This victory will put the brakes on dozens of planned projects and is the result of a large, growing movement to stop these extractive facilities.
New York is now the first U.S. state to put a pause on construction, but the fight isn’t over. This EO is not as strong as the bill passed by the Legislature that is still awaiting Hochul’s signature. In the meantime, we’ll continue the fight to fully protect people and the planet from data centers.
Still, this is a HUGE win. Today’s order takes effect immediately, which will protect so many New York communities. Thank you to our members, volunteers, allies and the thousands of New Yorkers who made calls, signed petitions and showed up to offices, rallies and more to make this victory possible!
As our NY State Director Laura Shindell says, this MASSIVE victory is “the direct result of immense public pressure from people across the state demanding their leaders protect them from Big Tech’s assault, which threatens clean air and water, and New Yorkers’ financial security.”
