# nimby, et c

- Link: https://tacobout.online/2026/07/14/nimby-et-c/
- Published: 2026-07-14T15:09:52-05:00
- Author: schwegler

![Environmental advocates and progressive lawmakers hold a rally in support of legislation
that would put a moratorium on new data centers in New York. Credit: Albany Times
Union/Hearst Newspapers / Contributor | Hearst Newspapers](https://i0.wp.com/tacobout.
online/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2276391767-1024x648-1.jpg?resize=1024%
2C648&ssl=1)

> Across the US, calls to halt data center construction have multiplied, as Americans
> grow increasingly concerned about risks of [pollution](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/xai-faces-legal-threat-over-alleged-colossus-data-center-pollution-in-memphis/),
> [rising energy costs](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/are-consumers-doomed-to-pay-more-for-electricity-due-to-data-center-buildouts/),
> and [diminishing water supplies](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/data-center-used-30-million-gallons-of-water-without-initially-paying/).
> At the federal level, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
> have [introduced legislation](https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-ocasio-cortez-announce-ai-data-center-moratorium-act/)
> seeking a possible nationwide construction ban. But Republicans are seemingly 
> unlikely to embrace that legislation, given Donald Trump’s claim that such moratoriums
> would [threaten America’s lead in the AI race](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/sad-trumps-ai-data-center-push-is-failing-blame-his-own-tariffs/).

Source: _[Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/new-york-is-the-first-state-to-impose-a-data-center-moratorium/)_