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Google shifts Iowa data center from Linn County to Palo to evade new environmental regulations.
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.
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requiring data center developers to address water use, noise, lighting, and infrastructure impacts, but Google has withdrawn its commitment to fund a key water study and now seeks to annex land into Palo, potentially bypassing oversight.
County officials expressed disappointment, saying the shift undermines efforts to protect regional resources.
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.
Google traslada el centro de datos de Iowa del condado de Linn a Palo para eludir las nuevas regulaciones ambientales.