moratorium

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In 2021, the state put a moratorium on hospice licensing, except in circumstances in which a community has a demonstrated need for an additional provider.

From MarketWatch

More than 200 community and environmental organizations, including a dozen from California, sent an open letter to Congress in December calling for a national moratorium on new data centers.

From Los Angeles Times

David Krueger, the founder of Evitable, a nonprofit pushing for an AI moratorium, said he saw Anthropic’s positioning as a potential play to attract talent.

From Salon

A spokesperson said she had also called for "an immediate comprehensive moratorium on all attacks on civilian infrastructure, including oil and gas installations".

From BBC

"Even if the EU abandons its proposed moratorium, it will in any case take several decades before new oil and gas activities in the Arctic begin production," said Karoline Andaur, the head of WWF Norway.

From Barron's