moratorium

If Prop 45 passes — and data centers are covered by it — Eric Biber, of UC Berkeley Law, told The Times that such a moratorium wouldn’t be possible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Activists in Andhra Pradesh are also demanding a moratorium on new data centres across the state until independent environmental and social impact evaluations are published.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The senior labor relations major supports a moratorium on student-event permits, proposed due to what the mayor called the school’s “appalling response” to the allegations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Death sentences are usually commuted to life in prison in Sri Lanka due to a decades-old moratorium on executions.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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

Perhaps more concerning for the industry, though, a spread of moratoria could add a constraint to an already scarce market for data-center sites that have adequate access to power, water and other resources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

But over the past year, a wave of data center pushback has swept the nation, including California, where dozens of cities and counties have proposed or adopted moratoriums on the facilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 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

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

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