Finland opens criminal probe into Google's forest clearing for datacentre

Finnish authorities have launched a criminal investigation into Google, alleging it may have breached environmental laws by skipping a required impact assessment before clearing forest for a datacentre site. Reports say about 250,000 trees were felled.

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1. 29 Oct, 14:51 UTCPicked up on Mastodon
2. 29 Oct, 14:51 UTCGuardian reports Finnish criminal probe into Google

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• Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre siteThe Guardian