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"textContent": "This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Google is seeking to bypass data center zoning rules recently adopted by Linn County, Iowa, by annexing the land for its proposed campus into a city two miles away. If approved by city officials in Palo, the move would free […]",
"title": "Google’s Sneaky Trick to Sidestep an Iowa County’s Data Center Zoning Rules"
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