Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said the company no longer uses nondisclosure agreements with government agencies involved in its data center projects, addressing a central complaint from opponents who say communities learn about developments too late. His comments come as New York imposes a one-year moratorium on permits for large data centers and more than 100 similar moratoriums are being considered across the United States, according to Garman. Garman argued that critics overstate data centers’ water use, electricity-price effects and pollution while overlooking their economic benefits. He cited an Amazon report saying direct data center water consumption represents 0.5% of U.S. industrial water use and said generators run about 10 hours annually, although scientists and independent groups have raised broader questions about water used in electricity generation, chip manufacturing and grid expansion. AWS also pledged annual reporting on energy use, water use and carbon-free energy initiatives and said Amazon has contributed more than $1 billion to communities with a meaningful data center presence over the past three years. The transparency measures address some concerns but leave unresolved disputes over local resources, emissions and whether technology companies can regain public trust. Market participants continue to monitor possible data center regulation in Oklahoma, including legislative action and scrutiny from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.