Google Data Center in Kronstorf Still Doesn't Need an EIA

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Examination of the State of Upper Austria confirmed the decision of 2020.

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The Google data center in Kronstorf ( Linz-Land district) still does not need to undergo an environmental impact assessment (EIA). The responsible Upper Austrian State Councillor Stefan Kaineder (Greens) had the EIA assessment report from the year 2020 examined legally, after the state of Lower Austria sees in a similar case very probably an EIA obligation. Result: The Upper Austrian decision is legally valid, for the time being nothing [...]

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The Google data center in Kronstorf ( Linz-Land district) still does not need to undergo an environmental impact assessment (EIA). The responsible Upper Austrian State Councillor Stefan Kaineder (Greens) had the EIA assessment report from the year 2020 examined legally, after the state of Lower Austria sees in a similar case very probably an EIA obligation. Result: The Upper Austrian decision is legally valid, nothing will change for the time be…

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A decision of the Lower Austrian EIA authority had raised new questions about the environmental impact assessment of data centers. In a planned data center in Lower Austria an EIA obligation had been established due to the large diesel emergency power units. For the Google project in Kronstorf, however, according to the now completed examination of the state of Upper Austria, it remains with the legally final EIA decision from 2020. Environment …