Amazon employees support Seattle's proposed one-year moratorium on new data centers
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Summary
Seattle's City Council is voting on a one-year moratorium on new data centers, just two months after proposals for five large-scale centers emerged. Amazon employees are among the strongest supporters of the moratorium, joining others to testify in favor. The controversy stems from concerns over water consumption, local electricity prices, and noise associated with data centers, which have sparked protests nationwide. The issue is particularly acute in Seattle and surrounding King County.
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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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