


With First-of-Its-Kind Bill, #BernieSanders and #AOC Propose #Moratorium on New #AI #DataCenters
“These massive facilities are sucking up precious #water resources, paving over #farmland, driving #ClimateChange, and disrupting the fabric of communities,” said one supporter of the new legislation.
by Jake Johnson, Mar 25, 2026
"Two of the leading progressives in the US Congress, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, announced legislation on Wednesday that would impose a nationwide moratorium on the construction of new artificial intelligence data centers amid mounting concerns over their insatiable consumption of power and water resources, impacts on the climate, and other harms.
"Sanders’ (I-Vt.) office said in a press release announcing the #ArtificialIntelligence #DataCenterMoratorium Act that the construction pause would remain in effect 'until strong national safeguards are in place to protect workers, consumers, and communities, defend privacy and #CivilRights, and ensure these technologies do not harm our #environment.'
"Sanders and #OcasioCortez (D-NY) are set to formally introduce their legislation at a press conference on Wednesday at 4 pm ET.
"Food & Water Watch (#FWW), which last year became the first national organization in the US to call for a total moratorium on the approval of new AI data centers, celebrated the first-of-its-kind bill and called on other members of Congress to 'move quickly to sponsor, champion, and pass' it. FWW’s groundbreaking call for a national AI data center moratorium was later echoed by hundreds of advocacy organizations at the state and national levels.
" 'We need a halt to the explosive growth of new AI data center construction now, because political and community leaders across the country have been caught completely off guard by this aggressive, profit-hungry industry,' Mitch Jones, FWW’s managing director of policy and litigation, said in a statement Wednesday. 'It has yet to be determined if—not how—the industry can ever operate in a manner that sufficiently protects people and society from the profusion of inherent hazards and harms that data centers bring wherever they appear.' "
Read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ai-data-center-moratorium
#AWS #NoDatacenters #NoAI #NoNukesForAI #UnrestrictedGrowth #WaterIsLife #NoisePollution #AISucks #USPol

"These massive facilities are sucking up precious water resources, paving over farmland, driving climate change, and disrupting the fabric of communities," said one supporter of the new legislation.
https://winbuzzer.com/2026/03/25/sanders-bill-freeze-ai-data-center-construction-xcxwbn/
Bernie Sanders AI Bill Aims to Freeze AI Data Center Construction
#AI #BernieSanders #AOC #DataCenters #AIRegulation #BigTech #USGovernment #Climate #Regulation #AIInfrastructure #DataCenterInvestment #RenewableEnergy #ConsumerProtection
"Senator Bernie Sanders, AOC Set To Introduce Data Center Moratorium Bill"
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are set to introduce legislation on Wednesday barring the construction of the data centers powering the artificial intelligence boom until certain conditions are met.
Bernie Sanders and AOC Want to Pump the Brakes on AI Development
Bernie Sanders and #AOC introduce bill to pause building of new #datacenters
Lawmakers say moratorium on construction would buy time to create strong, federal guardrails for AI
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/25/datacenters-bernie-sanders-aoc
from #TheGuardian
March 25, 2026
The policy, announced by #BernieSanders and #AlexandriaOcasioCortez on Wednesday morning, aims to ensure the AI boom protects the #environment and communities, and benefits #workers instead of harming them. A temporary ban, the lawmakers say, would give the #US government time to create strong federal safeguards for #AI, which is “affecting everything from our economy and wellbeing to our democracy, warfare and our kids’ education”.
“AI and #robotics are creating the most sweeping technological revolution in the history of humanity,” Sanders said in a statement. “The scale, scope, and speed of that change is unprecedented. Congress is way behind where it should be in understanding the nature of this revolution and its impacts.”

83 likes, 2 comments - voteinorout on March 20, 2026: "#AOC highlights insufficient congressional response to the Iran school strike, urging investigation into potential AI errors. She critiques #MarcoRubio and Joe Kent's comments on U.S. involvement, asserting it's a "war of choice" initiated by #DonaldTrump. #News In the transcript, #AOC emphasizes the need to investigate the role of AI in misidentifying the Iranian school as a target, warning against its integration. She also addresses Rubio and Kent's remarks, stating Trump initiated hostilities "for no reason," impacting both Americans and Iranians. — “We have been warning for a very long time against the use and integration of this technology precisely for this reason.” @premthakk asks @repaoc about the strike on an Iranian girls school and whether Israel pulled the US into the war. Subscribe to zeteo.com for more unfiltered journalism! Follow @zeteo for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson".
JB Pritzker criticizes AIPAC's spending in Illinois primaries https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5791548-jb-pritzker-aipac-illinois-races/
#AIPAC is evil AND #BernieSanders is correct, Billionaires should not exist. I will not support #politicians who accept AIPAC funds. I also will not support a billionaire for Prez. Both try to buy #elections. As much as a #billionaire may try to sound like one of us, they cannot be trusted to fully relate over time / critical moments. A certain ex-#bartender from #NewYork is more relatable. #AOC #politics #USA