Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site

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Authorities allege company may have breached Finnish environmental laws by forgoing required impact assessment ‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre Finnish police have launched a criminal investigation into possible breaches of the country’s environmental laws at the site of a planned Google datacentre in rural northern Finland. Finnish police opened a criminal investigation Thursday into Google’s work on a planned data center in northern Finland after the company cleared hundreds of acres of forest without completing required environmental reviews. Covered by 5 outlets: 2 lean left, 2 are centre, 1 lean right.
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Finland launches criminal probe into Google data center project
Finland has launched an investigation into suspected environmental violations at a Google data center site
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Finnish police launch criminal probe over forest cleared for Google data center
Finnish police opened a criminal investigation Thursday into Google’s work on a planned data center in northern Finland after the company cleared hundreds of acres of forest without completing required environmental reviews. The investigation adds to mounting scrutiny of...
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Finland launches criminal probe of suspected environmental damage by Google
The US tech giant is investing $15bn in a huge new data centre project in northern Finland.
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Finland launches criminal prove into land clearance for Google data centre - Reuters
Translated Finland launches criminal probe into land clearance for Google data centre - Reuters
Finland launches criminal probe into land clearance for Google data centre Reuters
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Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site
Authorities allege company may have breached Finnish environmental laws by forgoing required impact assessment ‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre Finnish police have launched a criminal investigation into possible...





