Google is illegaly cutting forest to build data centers

Re:Google is illegaly cutting forest to build data centers by reactordev on Sunday October 11, 2026 @09:56PM (#50050366)

be real, they will just pay off the local officials to pass zoning laws to make it all legal. As they have done across the states.

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Re:Google is illegaly cutting forest to build data centers by jltsiren on Sunday October 11, 2026 @10:17PM (#50050514)

The environmental impact assessment requirement is a national law, and the national government is responsible for approving it. But since elections are coming and the issue has become controversial, the government coalition will happily ignore it and let administrators and judges sort it out. They have bigger things to worry about.

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Re:Google is illegaly cutting forest to build data centers by reactordev on Sunday October 11, 2026 @10:42PM (#50050691)

who is left at the EPA to review it?

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Re:Google is illegaly cutting forest to build data centers by hoppyhoppy2 on Sunday October 11, 2026 @10:56PM (#50050787)

The forest and Google datacenters in the article are not in the US.

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Re:Google is illegaly cutting forest to build data centers by autoexec on Monday October 12, 2026 @02:14AM (#50052008)

Although we shouldn't forget that we can lose trees in the US in order to accommodate data centers too.

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/03/29/portland-general-elec...

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chestnut-grove-...

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Re:Google is illegaly cutting forest to build data centers by reactordev on Monday October 12, 2026 @07:24AM (#50054777)

This time, so take EPA equivalent in whatever jurisdiction. You’re nitpicking.

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Re:Google is illegaly cutting forest to build data centers by yencabulator on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @12:25PM (#50090276)

Finland is the second lowest-corruption country in the world.

https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2025

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