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The 300-Plus Bans and Moratoriums Threatening the U.S. Data Center Boom
Since the start of the year, cities, towns, counties and states across America have slammed the brakes on allowing new data centers in their backyards. By exhaustively combing through a combination of legal documents and local news reports, The Information has identified more than 300 temporary ...








