Memphis May Pause Its AI Boom — Then Start It Right Back Up
A proposed moratorium could temporarily halt Memphis’ data-center boom. But new regulations could quickly reopen development without addressing activists’ central concern: why Black neighborhoods keep bearing the environmental burden.
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