New Jersey fines AI data center $1.07m over 62 unpermitted gas generators
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Who published it, and when
1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 3 original reports
Thu, 24 September 2026
1 report- Times of India06:31first to report
Mon, 28 September 2026
1 report- sej.org12:40
"New Jersey regulators issued their largest-ever fine against a datacenter on Tuesday following a recent Floodlight investigation with the Guardian that found DataOne’s facility in Vineland operating at least 45 gas-powered generators without a state permit."
Thu, 1 October 2026
1 report- The Guardian World12:00
Records show Vineland facility in New Jersey emitted health-harming pollution before regulators stepped in DataOne, the Microsoft-linked New Jersey datacenter recently hit with a $1m fine for running unpermitted generators, emitted large amounts of health-harming air pollution for nearly a year before state regulators stepped in, according to public records obtained by Floodlight. The Vineland facility’s 62 gas-fired generators became public in August after a Floodlight/Guardian visual...