HERMANTOWN, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Two groups have filed a lawsuit against the City of Hermantown challenging the environmental review of a proposed data center project.

The lawsuit itself does not have the power to stop the process, but it asks for a pause on permitting and approval until a “legally adequate environmental review” is conducted.

Hermantown resident Jonathan Thornton says he has a long personal connection to the land where the data center project has been proposed.

“When I was a kid, I would fish those streams. I would catch the brook trout, and so I am concerned. I am very concerned about not doing it right,” Thornton said.

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