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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Google 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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If a data center is camouflaged in the woods, will anyone hate it?
Microsoft will use biomimicry landscaping at data centers to blunt local anger over noise, trees, and pollution.
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Americans’ views on data centers have turned more negative
Pew finds U.S. views of data centers grew sharply more negative during 2026, including on environment and energy costs.
The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry
Philadelphia activists rally against AI data center construction amid energy and pollution concerns, joining a wave of U.S. city moratoriums.
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