A South Jersey community group has put the developers of DataOne, the large AI data center rising in Vineland, on notice that it plans to take them to court over dozens of gas-fired generators it says have been running without the permits the Clean Air Act requires. The group, Sustain SJ, sent the notice through its lawyers at Earthjustice, the nonprofit environmental law firm said in an announcement.
The notice went to DataOne Vineland LLC, DataOne USA LLC, Nebius Inc. and Northeast Precast LLC, with copies to state, regional and federal regulators, according to Earthjustice. It centers on 62 generators that Earthjustice says power the site without federal permits. The firm also says DataOne has not secured minor source air permits for the power supply in the site plan the Vineland Planning Board approved, or for several smaller diesel and gas units. Those permits carry a public notice and comment step, which Earthjustice says the company skipped.
“Data centers like DataOne have real adverse impacts on the community,” Matt Williams, who chairs the Sustain SJ board, said in the announcement. “They should be held accountable.”…