10 stories tagged environmental-regulation, newest first.
213 points by rustybolt | 164 comments
New York Post report that Google cleared about 250,000 trees in northern Finland for data centers before environmental approval, prompting Finnish authorities to suspend work.
288 points by wetwater | 235 comments
TechSpot news article on Finnish regulators questioning Google's clearing of 300 hectares of forest for a data center before environmental review finished.
401 points by heyimada | 115 comments
Guardian news article reporting that Google was ordered to halt work on two Finnish datacentre sites after failing to carry out environmental impact assessments.
9 points by paimapi | 1 comments
Inside Climate News article on ABC Coke, America's largest foundry coke producer in Alabama, operating under an expired permit and the legal push to force county regulators to act.
463 points by doener | 337 comments
Capital B News article reporting that the EPA proposes rule changes limiting public input on pollution permits for data center projects.
561 points by pie_flavor | 659 comments
A visual guide to industrial processes that can no longer be permitted in California, and the grandfathered facilities that still operate them.
322 points by enraged_camel | 346 comments
Earthjustice press release criticizing the EPA's move to roll back PFAS drinking water standards, leaving communities exposed to forever chemicals in tap water.
348 points by anigbrowl | 326 comments
AP News article reporting that the EPA has banned asbestos, a carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted.
396 points by ChrisArchitect | 173 comments
NPR news article reporting the EPA's proposal to designate PFAS 'forever chemicals' as hazardous substances.
444 points by mooreds | 216 comments
Boulder Beat local news article on how regulations make controlled burns, a wildfire prevention tool, nearly impossible to carry out in the Boulder, Colorado area.