July 16, 2026

Trump calls New York’s data centre pause a ‘terrible decision’. Hochul is not moving.

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Kathy Hochul signed the executive order on Tuesday. Donald Trump was demanding she undo it by Wednesday. The order pauses construction of new data centres drawing 50 megawatts or more for up to a year, making New York the first US state to pull the b...