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Google is illegaly cutting forest to build data centers

Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out environmental impact assessments

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Published: October 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM UTC
By: heyimada
Section: Technology
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Original: theguardian.com ↗

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