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.

Covered by 2 publishers within 2 hours of the first report.

Summary from The Hill.

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CNS Courthouse News Service Finnish police launches probe over Google data center site · Agence France-Presse 2:13 PM

HIL The Hill Finnish police launch criminal probe over forest cleared for Google data center · Finya Swai 4:25 PM

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