New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she felt the need to sign the nation’s first statewide moratorium on data center development because tech giants “are flooding the zone” with construction efforts faster than states and localities can keep up.Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.In an interview with NBC News’ “Here’s the Scoop,” Hochul said she decided to pause state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to author new standards for them after hearing from local governments in her state that were seeking help managing the boom. Notably, New...