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Finland's Supervisory Agency (LVV) has told the company behind Google's planned data centres in Muhos and Kajaani to suspend work that would "significantly alter the environment" by 23 October, after more than 300 hectares of forest were cleared, at one site without the mandatory environmental impact assessment. The developer has until 14 October to explain itself, or face enforcement proceedings.

The sites are part of the €13bn investment Google announced less than a month ago, its largest single investment in Europe, and Google says it "fell short" of its own standards and will follow the agency's guidance. Interesting test of how far Nordic countries will bend environmental rules to win the AI data-centre race.

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[-] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 5 points 1 week ago

Not sure the "benefits" are 300 hectares of destruction in an already fragile climate.

Don't really believe anything will happen and the data centers will be built because money can always bypass rules when you throw insane amounts of money at them.

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