FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — A packed auditorium at Ivy Tech’s Coliseum Campus on Thursday night sent a loud and clear message to state regulators: deny Google’s request for expanded emissions and equipment at its Fort Wayne data center.
21-Alive reports that the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) held a public hearing as it considers whether to approve a permit allowing significantly more diesel generators, cooling towers, and diesel fuel storage tanks at the tech giant’s Adams Center Road site, where construction has been underway for over a year.
For nearly three hours, residents stepped to the microphone—many accusing both IDEM and Google of failing to keep the community informed about the project…