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Data center moratorium fever grows across North Carolina

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By Lucas Thomae
| Charlotte Post Verified
Data center moratorium fever grows across North Carolina Published Thursday, June 18, 2026 10:47 pm By Lucas Thomae | Carolina Public Press GOOGLE Cooling modules operate outside the Google data center in Lenoir, in Caldwell County. The facility was built in 2007 but announced a $1 billion expansion in 2026. Charlotte just became the latest, and largest, North Carolina community to instate a temporary pause on the development of new data centers.
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Strange bedfellows. Selling WakeMed and Atrium deal as a marriage.

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By Lucas Thomae
| Carolina Public Press Verified
Raleigh’s WakeMed hospital system is seeking approval to combine with Charlotte-based Atrium Health, but leaders of the two healthcare networks are adamant that the proposed $2 billion deal is not a sale. The “planned strategic combination” sparked public controversy and pushback from state leaders when it was first announced last month.
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Data center moratorium fever hits local governments

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By Lucas Thomae
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Charlotte just became the latest, and largest, North Carolina community to instate a temporary pause on the development of new data centers. Its city council unanimously approved a 150-day moratorium in front of a packed house recently, in a scene similar to ones which have played out in town halls and county commissioners chambers across the state. Dozens of local governments have passed data center moratoriums in the last six months.
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Hearst Journalism Award

2024 - First Place, Multimedia – Digital News or Enterprise Team

Won first place in the Multimedia IV – Digital News or Enterprise Team category for "Road to Recovery: How one organization is working to address Puerto Rico’s worsening opioid crisis."

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North Carolina Press Association

2024 - News Enterprise Reporting

Won third place in the News Enterprise Reporting category at the annual NCPA awards for "Medical marijuana opponents contend NC roads will become less safe if legislation is passed. What do the numbers say?"

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Associated Collegiate Press

2023 - Sports Game Story of the Year

Named a finalist and subsequently placed fourth in the 2023 ACP Story of the Year national competition for "Armando Bacot coronated as UNC's all-time rebounding king in N.C. State victory"

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