Bernie Sanders Wants a Data Center Moratorium. Here's What Congress Can Realistically Do

Sen. Bernie Sanders is demanding a national moratorium on new data centers after Democrats won control of Congress, building on a bill he and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced earlier this year. The bill would pause new U.S. data center projects until Congress writes rules on electricity bills, environmental harm and community approval. Democrats take control when lawmakers are sworn in on Jan. 3, but Republicans still hold the White House, so a presidential veto could kill the measure, and Democrats are split over it.