Americans for Financial Reform
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December 8, 2025

Letters to Congress: AFR Joins Nationwide Push Demanding Congress Pass a Moratorium on New Data Centers

AFR joined a nationwide effort led by Food & Water Watch and more than 230 national, state, and local groups to urge a national moratorium on the approval and construction of new data centers. As the letter states: “The rapid expansion of data centers across the United States, driven by the generative artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto booms, presents one of the biggest environmental and social threats of our generation.” The full letter is available below.