moratorium

Ms. Acton proposes a conditional moratorium to ensure that developers cover utility costs, along with other standards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

New Jersey implemented a one-year moratorium on electronic shelf labels this summer “while the New Jersey Innovation Authority studies the effects and impact of that technology.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

In Hazle Township, residents won a court-ordered halt to construction as well as a municipal moratorium.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Some analysts and bank executives have pushed the idea of a moratorium on this practice for a few years, which would yield an estimated extra £1bn per year for the Treasury.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

What made the scheme novel was that for the first time it decoupled a test moratorium from all other disarmament issues, thereby removing the major cause of the deadlock between the two countries.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Anti-AI sentiment is becoming increasingly serious, and moratoria on data-center development in the U.S. are growing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

As a wave of data center opposition sweeps the country, numerous towns and counties across the U.S. have instituted temporary moratoria and other restrictions on the facilities.

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

More than 400 local moratoriums have been recorded across 44 states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

At least 15 states have weighed moratoriums on data-center construction, and at least 100 localities have approved one, according to Brookings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Imperial County, Desert Hot Springs, and Palm Springs also voted on moratoriums, while Coachella permanently banned the facilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

New moratoriums rarely tend to address extant data center projects, as seen in Landover’s case, and are even fuzzier when it comes to future policy.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

"All praise to the power of the war-time moratoriums," Farrel declared.

From The Pride of Palomar by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne