moratorium

Might this, plus the challenge of the Green Party's call for a data centre moratorium, alter Burnham's thinking?

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Russia has placed a ban on its own diesel exports through the end of September and is widely expected to extend that moratorium.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Exceptions to the moratorium could be made for assistive technology usage for students with disabilities and for career-readiness programs like computer science.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

New York has imposed a year-long moratorium on new hyperscale facilities, and Pennsylvania now requires developers to cover infrastructure costs and meet tougher standards on water use, hiring and community consultation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

“Supporters of the moratorium effort can be forgiven for being so naïve,” Mauer suggests, “since the prison expansion that was about to take place was unprecedented in human history.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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

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

These could include eviction moratoria, limiting late fees on rent payments, increasing access to emergency rental assistance, and freezing rent increases.

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

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

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

Among them are the US and China, which have both established voluntary moratoriums against explosive nuclear testing.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican, sent a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that same day asking him to “investigate” any counties seeking to implement moratoriums and “explore any necessary legal actions.”

From Salon ● Jun. 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