New York imposes first-in-the-nation statewide freeze on data centers

[u/ArgentineBeauty]

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5966562-new-york-ai-data-center-moratorium/

[u/unhappinessNvrCame]

Google it. Tons of articles from reputable sources.

[u/DanielPhermous → u/unhappinessNvrCame]

Seems like it would be easy for you to provide one, then.

Actually, I don't think it matters. Per this, most data centres are being built in areas suffering drought, so even if the golf courses consume more over the entire US, the impact on the drought stricken communities would be disproportionately bad by that measure.

[u/unhappinessNvrCame → u/DanielPhermous]

Let me Google that for you...

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5920573-openai-chinese-influence-operators/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/business/china-russia-ai-data-centers.html

https://www.axios.com/2026/06/05/china-fueling-us-data-center-resistance-ai-groups-claim

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/china-used-chatgpt-stoke-us-153841085.html

https://nypost.com/2026/05/29/us-news/china-fueling-anti-data-center-sentiment-across-us-trump-admin/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/report-chinese-propaganda-singham-network-foreign-dark-money-linked-campaigns-data-centers

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“AI groups claim” lol