▲ 547 ▼ New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators (arstechnica.com) submitted 3 days ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments This week, New Jersey ordered the operator of one of the East Coast’s largest planned data centers to pay a $1.1 million fine for secretly installing and operating gas generators in violation of the state’s Air Pollution Control Act.
[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 50 points 3 days ago (3 children) Tow the generators and impound them! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago Instead they’re allowed to run them while they apply for the permit they didn’t follow through on. What a fucking joke permalink fedilink source parent [–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago "You have 30 minutes to remove your generator." "You have ten minutes." "Your generator has been impounded." "Your generator has been crushed into a cube." "You have 30 minutes to move your cube." permalink fedilink source parent [–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* Donate em to Ukraine, these things sound perfect for temporary emergency energy relief after strikes on infrastructure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago Instead they’re allowed to run them while they apply for the permit they didn’t follow through on. What a fucking joke permalink fedilink source parent
[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago "You have 30 minutes to remove your generator." "You have ten minutes." "Your generator has been impounded." "Your generator has been crushed into a cube." "You have 30 minutes to move your cube." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* Donate em to Ukraine, these things sound perfect for temporary emergency energy relief after strikes on infrastructure. permalink fedilink source parent