Large-Scale Logging | Google Did Not Receive an Exemption, but Still Cleared Land for Data Centers

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Tuike Finland, representing Google, cut a giant hole in Muhos without an environmental impact assessment, even though it received an unambiguous request from the authorities to do one.

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The logging for Google's data center project in Muhos earlier this year was carried out without an environmental impact assessment (EIA), even though the Finnish Licensing and Supervision Authority LVV had stated in May that the logging required an EIA procedure. This is evident from an exchange of messages seen by STT between Tuike Finland, the subsidiary representing Google in the project, and the authorities. The company is implementing a dat…