Anonymousabout 2 hours ago
Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed LD 307, which would have made Maine the first U.S. state to impose a statewide moratorium on large data center construction, citing the need to protect a $550 million redevelopment project in the economically distressed town of Jay. The veto, which the legislature cannot override, leaves Maine without a regulatory framework for large data centers even as moratorium bills spread across at least 11 states and research shows that data center economic benefits to rural communities are frequently overstated.