{"slug": "haaland-backs-data-center-moratorium-in-new-mexico", "title": "Haaland backs data center moratorium in New Mexico", "summary": "New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland (D) backed a moratorium on data center construction in the state on Thursday, citing environmental and workforce-related concerns. In a policy framework posted on her website, Haaland called for \"open, transparent, and meaningful\" conversations within communities about the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.", "body_md": "New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland (D) on Thursday backed a moratorium on the construction of data centers in her state, citing environmental and workforce-related concerns. In a policy framework on her website, Haaland backed “open, transparent, and meaningful” conversations within communities about the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. She also called for…", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/haaland-backs-data-center-moratorium-in-new-mexico", "canonical_source": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6096516-haaland-data-center-moratorium/", "published_at": "2026-09-17 20:11:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-17 20:23:07.612613+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Deb Haaland", "New Mexico", "Democratic Party"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/haaland-backs-data-center-moratorium-in-new-mexico", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/haaland-backs-data-center-moratorium-in-new-mexico.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/haaland-backs-data-center-moratorium-in-new-mexico.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/haaland-backs-data-center-moratorium-in-new-mexico.jsonld"}}