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environmental permits
Coverage of environmental permits in the Nexus archive.
- New York imposes first-in-the-nation statewide freeze on ‘hyperscale’ data centers
New York is imposing a statewide freeze on new 'hyperscale' data centers, pausing environmental permits for up to a year to develop a framework to protect the environment, energy grid, and electric bills. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the first-in-the-nation measure.
- New York becomes the first state to enact a data center moratorium
New York has enacted a statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers for up to a year, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul. The moratorium blocks environmental permits for data centers exceeding 50 megawatts, while a separate bill from the state legislature with a 20 megawatt threshold remains pending.