Finland halts Google data-center sites after alleged illegal tree clearing
Officials say about 250,000 trees across 816 acres were cleared near Muhos before a required assessment.
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3 articles · newest firstGoogle cleared 300 hectares of Finnish forest for a data center
Finland's regulator says the environmental review came too late for a €13 billion AI build; Google says it followed the law.
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Google is illegaly cutting forest to build data centers
Finland ordered Google to pause Muhos and Kajaani datacentre work after forest clearing without completed environmental assessments.
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