The small northeastern Minnesota city of Hermantown has delayed consideration of two permits for a controversial proposed data center after a group opposing the project filed a request for additional environmental review of the proposal.

The move came less than 24 hours after the Hermantown city council unanimously approved rezoning more than 200 acres for the project about eight miles west of Duluth, despite vocal opposition from dozens of community members at the packed meeting that stretched for more than five hours.

Members of the grassroots group “Stop the Hermantown Data Center” filed a petition with the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) asking that an Environmental Assessment Worksheet, or EAW, be conducted for the proposed data center, in addition to the Alternative Urb

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