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New Jersey datacenter polluted for a year without permits
Original: US datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits
A datacenter in Vineland, New Jersey discharged large amounts of health-harming pollution for nearly a year without the required permits, according to records reported by The Guardian. Regulators eventually stepped in, but the facility had already been emitting pollution for months before action was taken. The case has drawn attention to the environmental impact of rapidly expanding datacenter infrastructure in the United States.
Why now: Growing public concern over the environmental cost of the US datacenter boom makes allegations of unpermitted pollution newsworthy.
Vineland, New JerseyThe GuardianNew Jersey regulators
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- US datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits · The Guardian
Records show Vineland facility in New Jersey emitted health-harming pollution before regulators stepped in
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