A data center project in Goodhue County is facing legal challenges regarding environmental review and scale, requiring county judge intervention.
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Updated Jul 30
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A data center project in Goodhue County is facing legal challenges regarding environmental review and scale, requiring county judge intervention.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Lawsuits filed in Minnesota challenging data center development.1 source
- Google plans a hyperscale data center in Pine Island, Goodhue County, which is being challenged by an environmental advocacy group.Sub-event
- A hyperscale data center project in Faribault faced setbacks as the city approval process failed to assess environmental impacts, leading to an appeal forcing a revision of the study.Sub-event
- Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy is challenging the environmental review for a hyperscale data center project on Pine Island, arguing it is for Google.Sub-event
Lawsuit filed challenging environmental review of Google's data center project in Goodhue County.1 source
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The entities involved
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Goodhue County
county in Minnesota, United States
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Google
American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
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Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
American nonprofit organization
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