politics

Seattle officially enacted an emergency one-year moratorium on new data centers.

Among the moratorium’s fiercest supporters were Amazon employees, who joined others to testify in support of the policy in multiple Seattle city council hearings.

Seattle officially enacted an emergency one-year moratorium on new data centers.

TL;DR

  • Seattle has enacted a one-year emergency moratorium on new data centers.
  • Amazon employees were vocal supporters of the moratorium.
  • Employees testified in favor of the policy at Seattle city council hearings.