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Lowndes County Commission approves controversial Project Red Clay data center
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- Oct 13MORATORIUM·FloridaLeon County Commissioners officially adopted an 18-month moratorium on Tuesday that pauses the review and approval of applications for new data centers and other large-load customer facilities. The commission determined the extended timeline would allow time to better understand potential impacts of data centers in the county.WCTV · Florida
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- Oct 13MORATORIUM·TennesseeShelby County commissioners approved a data center moratorium on first reading Monday, mirroring a city proposal but extending it to unincorporated county areas. The measure, sponsored by Commissioner Henri Brooks, aims to protect farmland and greenspace, though some commissioners questioned its necessity given no current data centers exist in unincorporated areas.FOX13 Memphis · Tennessee
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