Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site
THE GUARDIAN · LONDON — 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…
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- The Guardian — Environment
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- Climate
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- 29 October 2026 · 14:51 UTC
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- 29 October 2026 · 15:00 UTC
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- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/29/finland-criminal-investigation-google-clearing-forest-datacentre
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