Data Center

Ypsilanti's water system has approved a temporary ban on supplying water to large data centers, saying they could stress the utility's capacity.

Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It's become an issue hard to ignore in the midterm elections.

The purchase come amid backlash from residents and township officials about the proposed location of the project.

In a 6-2 vote on Tuesday, the council approved a resolution asking the mayor’s office to not approve any new data center permits over the next two years.

Some details about the data center proposed in Van Buren Township have been floating around for weeks. But the company pushing for it remained a mystery until Google put speculation to rest this week.

A new Michigan poll reveals where voters stand on data centers, the 2026 governor’s race, and how the state compares nationally on key economic measures.

This is the first article in our “Shockwave” project, a series of reports that will investigate the rapid evolution of the energy landscape in the Great Lakes region and the consequences the new era will have for one of the world’s largest reserves of fresh water. Produced by the five partners of the Great Lakes News Collaborative — Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now, Michigan Public and The Narwhal — Shockwave will document the depth and breadth of the region’s energy transformation and its influence on water use and pollution.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a motion with the Michigan Public Service Commission, asking the agency to open a contested case of DTE Energy's "conditionally approved" contract with a proposed massive AI data center in Saline Township.

We humans are wired to recognize patterns, which has come in handy. For example, being able to observe when and where a hungry bear or lion might show up, our ancestors were able to avoid them and survive long enough to become our ancestors.