Maryland Under Pressure as Local Moratoriums Supercharge Opposition to Data Centers — SkimNews
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- Over 60 Maryland advocacy groups urged Annapolis leaders to impose a temporary moratorium on new data center proposals until environmental and community impacts are fully understood.
- The coalition wants formal policies addressing potential harms in place before any new data center approvals resume in the state.
- The statewide push follows action in 14 of 24 local Maryland jurisdictions that have already moved against data center expansion.
- Annapolis lawmakers are now the direct target of the coordinated advocacy campaign seeking a pause at the state level.
Why it matters: With the majority of Maryland's 24 local jurisdictions already restricting data center growth and 60+ groups now lobbying the General Assembly, the state's elected leaders face pressure to standardize a moratorium statewide — forcing a direct reckoning between economic-development incentives for hyperscale buildouts and local environmental and community protections.
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