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Judge Halts Pine Island Data Center Construction Following Court Order

A Goodhue County judge has issued a temporary restraining order halting construction on a data center project near Pine Island.

By Colin Percy · May 26, 2026

The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy has successfully secured a court-ordered restraining order that temporarily halts progress on the site preparations for a proposed Google data center in Pine Island, Minnesota. The advocacy group is calling for additional environmental reviews to be conducted before the project can proceed further.

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