Home city of Amazon and Microsoft passes moratorium as backlash against energy-guzzling AI infrastructure grows Seattle has passed a year-long moratorium on the construction of new datacenters. The city council voted unanimously in favor of the temporary ban on Tuesday. A major tech hub whose m...
Source: [Guardian US](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/seattle-ai-datacenters-ban)