Seattle considers one-year moratorium on data centers as Amazon employees voice support
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Summary
Seattle's City Council is voting on a one-year moratorium on new data centers, following proposals to build five large-scale centers in the city. Amazon employees are among the strongest supporters of the moratorium, joining others to testify in favor of the policy. The controversy stems from concerns about data centers' water consumption, impact on local electricity prices, and noise pollution, issues that have sparked protests across the country.
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Data centers have sparked protests across the country over concerns about water consumption, local electricity prices, and noise.
In Seattle and the surrounding King County, the issue is coming to a head.
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