moratorium
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Looming was a key Aug. 3 hearing for the judge to determine whether the moratorium should be extended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
When the moratorium expires, the grid constraints will remain; only New York’s competitive position will have changed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
So it’s not especially surprising that Governor Kathy Hochul is opting out of adding to all of that and announcing a moratorium on building new data centers in the state.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Owens would help the Mount Orab Village Council impose a moratorium on data centers in late March that would pause the project for six months.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Marc Mauer, the executive director of the Sentencing Project, notes that what is most remarkable about the moratorium campaign in retrospect is the context of imprisonment at the time.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Perhaps more concerning for the industry, though, a spread of moratoria could add a constraint to an already scarce market for data-center sites that have adequate access to power, water and other resources.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Montebello, El Monte and Baldwin Park have all enacted temporary moratoria, and Alhambra recently banned data centers as part of a zoning code update.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
"Similar eviction moratoria after a climate-related disaster, potentially as part of federal recovery aid and efforts, could provide valuable protection to renters in affected communities," says He.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 14, 2023
In the past, arguments about the risk of executing the innocent and breakdowns in the death penalty system have led other states to impose moratoria on executions.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023
Thirdly: The most botched subject can secure from his prince letters of respite or moratoria; but who shall give them to the prince, unless he does it to himself?
From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul
Among them are the US and China, which have both established voluntary moratoriums against explosive nuclear testing.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Some towns have imposed temporary moratoriums on data centers, but the projects could still go forward in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
The death penalty has been abolished in 23 of the 50 US states, while three others -- California, Oregon and Pennsylvania -- have moratoriums in place.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
Under eviction moratoriums, tenants who can prove they are affected by the ongoing state of emergency cannot be evicted for unpaid rent, but they still owe back rent once the moratorium expires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
"All praise to the power of the war-time moratoriums," Farrel declared.
From The Pride of Palomar by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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