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Court suspends 1.5 billion euro data center project in Drôme

A court has suspended the Alixan data center project due to the lack of an environmental impact study.

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This 1.5 billion euro project in Drôme is the first in France to be halted for this reason.

Local associations and the Coordination rurale union had filed legal action for non-compliance with ecological regulations.

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Cette décision judiciaire marque un précédent en France pour les projets de data centers, souvent critiqués pour leur impact environnemental. Elle souligne les tensions entre développement technologique et respect des normes écologiques, un enjeu clé pour les infrastructures numériques futures.

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