Counties take different approaches to data center regulation | News From The States

Montana counties are adopting divergent regulatory approaches to data center development: Yellowstone County is challenging a citizen ballot initiative in court as potentially unconstitutional, while Missoula County has enacted a one-year moratorium on data center construction pending updated zoning regulations.

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