Former Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for Senate in Michigan, called for a one-year pause on data center construction Thursday, as the server warehouses fueling the AI boom become increasingly controversial. Rogers said in a statement that he is pushing for a yearlong moratorium on new data centers “until we establish a fair, transparent…
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Mike Rogers calls for one-year data center moratorium
The Hill
August 20, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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Former Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for Senate in Michigan, called for a one-year pause on data center construction Thursday, as the server warehouses fueling the AI boom become increasingly controversial. Rogers said in a statement that he is pushing for a yearlong moratorium on new data centers “until we establish a fair, transparent…