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Northampton County adopts 32‑month moratorium on data centers after public hearing
Summary
Following a public hearing with residents and advocates, the county adopted a temporary moratorium on data centers and similar high‑impact facilities for 32 months and directed staff and the planning board to draft zoning regulations and hold public workshops. Supporters cited water, noise and infrastructure concerns.
After a public hearing on May 4, 2026, the Northampton County Board of Commissioners adopted a temporary moratorium on development approvals for data centers, cryptocurrency mining and related high‑impact data processing facilities for a 32‑month period.
Casey Moravec, an attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center, urged the board to adopt a pause to allow the county time “to study the impacts of data centers and to implement protections to mitigate their negative impacts without the added pressure of fielding project proposals at the same time.” Moravec recommended…
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