Janne Kärkkäinen

Built World

Says Google's drainage plans do not yet show that harm to waterways can be prevented

Finnish police have opened a criminal investigation into Google's subsidiary Tuike Finland over suspected breaches of the country's Water Act at the Muhos data center site. Officers are examining drainage and water management at the site, where about 330 hectares of forest were cleared before the required environmental review was finished. A guilty finding could lead to a corporate fine.

Updated Oct 24