A criminal investigation has been launched into deforestation and environmental damage caused by Google's Finnish subsidiary in connection with an unapproved AI data center.

Enforcement risk for data center siting is rising: construction that proceeds without approval can trigger criminal liability, which may delay permits and raise compliance costs for European data center projects.

Trade pressSlicast · October 30, 2026 at 10:40 UTC · Global · Source: Tom's Hardware

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