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Maine's governor vetoes nation's first state moratorium on data centers

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Maine’s Democratic governor has vetoed what would have been the country’s first state moratorium on the construction of data centers.

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  1. Newsweek

    Map shows states eyeing data center bans as Maine governor weighs halt (opens Newsweek)

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    Maine may become the first state to pause the construction of new AI data centers. Here are the other states considering bans.

  2. Engadget

    Maine governor vetoes bill temporarily banning large data centers in the state (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Maine is not moving forward with a moratorium on AI data center construction until fall 2027.

  3. Portland Press Herald

    Janet Mills vetoes bill to temporarily ban data centers in Maine (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The bill garnered international attention following its passage in the state Legislature.

  4. Bangor Daily News

    Janet Mills vetoes Maine data center ban (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    The bill would have made Maine the first state in the country to enact such a ban on the controversial facilities.

  5. The Guardian

    Democratic Maine governor vetoes first US state freeze on new datacenters (opens The Guardian)

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    Janet Mills says moratorium would’ve been ‘appropriate’ if it didn’t interfere with ongoing datacenter project in Maine

  6. Washington Examiner

    Mills vetoes Maine data center ban (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Mills vetoed the bill on Friday, telling lawmakers she mostly agreed with it but that it failed to make an exception for a special case.

  7. The Boston Globe

    Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoes bill that would have paused new data centers (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Governor Janet Mills said she rejected what would have been the nation’s first moratorium on data centers because it failed to exempt a project in a distressed mill town.

  8. Insider

    Maine is the latest state to try — and fail — to ban new data centers (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a data center ban because it didn't contain an exemption for a specific project.

  9. MyNorthwest

    Nation's first state moratorium on data centers vetoed by Maine's governor (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's Democratic governor on Friday vetoed what would have been the country's first state moratorium on the construction of data

  10. NBC New York

    Maine's governor vetoes nation's first state moratorium on data centers (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Maine’s Democratic governor has vetoed what would have been the country’s first state moratorium on the construction of data centers.

  11. Digital Journal

    Maine governor nixes data center moratorium in state (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The governor of Maine on Friday vetoed a temporary ban on building large data centers that aimed to rein in rampant construction driven by the AI race.The

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