Pine Island Google data center gets new state environmental review
A settlement of a lawsuit over a proposed Google data center in Pine Island, called Project Skyway, requires a new environmental review supervised by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. It will analyze water use, energy use, noise and light pollution, followed by a mitigation plan and a public comment period. Previous city approvals remain in place. Google, developer Ryan Companies and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy all welcomed the outcome.
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Why it matters
Residents near Pine Island will be able to comment on a plan covering the project's water and energy use, noise and light. The settlement ends a lawsuit that had put the project on hold.
What to watch
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's review comes next; sources did not give a date for the public comment period.
Sources
- MPR News: Proposed Google data center in Pine Island to undergo new environmental review
- KSTP: Proposed data center in Pine Island will undergo a new environmental review due to settlement
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