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Google Faces Backlash Over Alleged Forest Loss for New Data Center Project

Google is facing criticism after reports alleged that nearly 500 football fields of forest were cleared for a new data center project, intensifying scrutiny of the environmental footprint behind the global cloud and artificial intelligence buildout. The episode underscores a growing tension in equity markets between the capital intensity of digital infrastructure expansion and the sustainability commitments major technology companies have made to investors and regulators.