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• Sep 16
  MORATORIUM·Florida

  Orange County commissioners favor a data center moratorium

  Orange County commissioners agreed Tuesday they will likely impose a temporary moratorium on large data centers, joining more than a dozen other Florida governments in pausing such development. Commissioners expressed concerns about the facilities' massive consumption of water and electricity, as well as noise pollution from cooling systems.

  Orlando Sentinel · Florida
• Sep 16
  HEARING·Chatham Co., GA

  Georgia PSC travels to Savannah for meeting on data centers, power bills

  The Georgia Public Service Commission held a meeting in Savannah to address coastal residents' concerns about a recently announced OpenAI data center in Effingham County and rising power bills. Commissioners discussed Georgia Power's OpenAI contract and heard public comments, with many attendees calling for increased transparency around the deal.

  WABE · Chatham Co., GA
• Sep 16
  NEWS·Fulton Co., GA

  Bowie County’s data center deal just got dragged into the Georgia governor’s race

  A Bowie County data center deal has become part of Georgia's gubernatorial race, with Democratic nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms criticizing Republican nominee Rick Jackson, whose company is developing the Texas project. Bottoms said the community opposes the data center and called on Jackson to disclose all his investments and state contracts.

  Texarkana Today · Fulton Co., GA
• Sep 16
  UTILITIES·Fulton Co., GA

  Former Georgia utility regulator Tricia Pridemore hired by data center developer

  Tricia Pridemore, former Georgia Public Service Commissioner, has joined Atlanta-based data center developer DC BLOX as executive vice president of energy, regulatory, and policy. She will serve as the company's chief liaison to energy providers, lawmakers and regulatory bodies while leading energy strategy and power purchase agreement negotiations.

  Atlanta News First · Fulton Co., GA
• Sep 16
  NEWS·Mississippi

  Gibert: Separating fact from fiction when it comes to data centers

  SuperTalk Mississippi Media · Mississippi
• Sep 16
  NEWS·Mississippi

  Data Centers: FAQ

  Headline onlyMississippi Today · Mississippi
• Sep 16
  ZONING·Mississippi

  A data center in the tiny town of Walls? Officials eye rezoning 1K acres

  Headline onlyMississippi Today · Mississippi
• Sep 16
  MORATORIUM·Sumner Co., TN

  Gallatin City Council advances 6-month moratoriums on apartment and data center construction

  Gallatin city leaders advanced two six-month moratoriums on apartment and data center construction at Tuesday's council meeting, shortened from the originally proposed one-year terms. Both ordinances will return for a second reading at the council's next meeting.

  News Channel 5 Nashville · Sumner Co., TN
• Sep 16
  MORATORIUM·Sumner Co., TN

  Gallatin, home to Meta campus, weighs new data center moratorium

  Headline onlyThe Tennessean · Sumner Co., TN
• Sep 16
  LAWSUIT·Shelby Co., TN

  SpaceXAI has minimal impact on Southwest Memphis air quality, study says

  Headline onlyThe Commercial Appeal · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 16
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Memphis City Council delays vote on data center moratorium ordinance

  Headline onlylocalmemphis.com · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 16
  MORATORIUM

  5 Ways We’re Winning Against Data Centers

  Communities across the country are blocking AI data centers through local moratoriums, zoning rejections, and ballot measures, with over 500 local measures passed nationwide. New York became the first state to pass a statewide moratorium in 2026, and federal legislation for a nationwide moratorium now has 14 House cosponsors.

  Food & Water Watch