Seattle, home to Amazon and Microsoft, poised to pass moratorium on new datacenters

Seattle's city government is set to approve a year-long ban on new datacenter constructions, reflecting mounting local opposition to the tech boom's environmental and community impacts. This move targets four companies aiming to build five large datacenters that could have consumed a third of the city's current power supply. As a tech hub home to Amazon and Microsoft, Seattle's decision could set a precedent for other cities grappling with similar concerns, highlighting a broader national trend against unchecked tech expansion.