Google cleared 300 hectares of Finnish forest before the permit came.
Finland's supervisory agency ordered Google's local arm to stop land work at two data centre sites on Tuesday. Conservationists say more than 300 hectares of forest fell before the environmental impact study finished. Google says it fell short of its own standards and must explain itself by 14 October.
Why it mattersGoogle called Finland its biggest European investment at 13 billion euros, and that timetable now slips. The land and power behind your AI answers need permits, and regulators are starting to check them.
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