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flag Google shifts Iowa data center from Linn County to Palo to evade new environmental regulations.

flag Google is moving its planned Iowa data center from unincorporated Linn County to the city of Palo to avoid the county’s new regulations, including mandatory water studies and environmental safeguards. flag Linn County enacted strict rules in February requiring data center developers to address water use, noise, lighting, and infrastructure impacts, but Google has withdrawn its commitment to fund a key water study and now seeks to annex land into Palo, potentially bypassing oversight. flag County officials expressed disappointment, saying the shift undermines efforts to protect regional resources. flag Google remains committed to a $576 million data center in Cedar Rapids and a $7 billion investment in Iowa, but neither Google nor Palo has commented.

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