A $16 billion AI data center project backed by OpenAI, Oracle, Blackstone, Related Digital and Walbridge is under construction in Saline Township, Michigan, sparking fierce local opposition over water…
More than 30 data center projects proposed in Michigan in the past two years have sparked intense local opposition, with the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority refusing to supply water for coolin…
Climate activist Will Lawrence, a Democratic congressional candidate in Michigan's 7th district, is leveraging local opposition to data centers to gain voter support. Internal polling shows over 40% o…
Ypsilanti Township board members vowed to fight a proposed nuclear-powered AI data center by the University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory, citing concerns over electricity, water, and…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security defended its plan to convert a Detroit-area warehouse into an immigration detention facility, arguing in a court filing that site selection falls under its bro…