Clackamas County seeks ‘pause’ on new data centers

The Board of Commissioners voted to initiate a pause on data center applications, but it could be weeks before it goes into effect.

Chicago should impose a temporary moratorium on new or expanded data centers until permanent regulations are established to mitigate their impact on the power grid, the water supply and the environment, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday in a move that an influential alderperson called a “political stunt.” Johnson also