Data center tensions simmer across Michigan

Data center tensions simmer across Michigan
Great Lakes Echo
By Alexander Boesch The expansion of hyperscale data centers in the state is inflaming tensions between some community residents and their governments as local officials balance the unpopularity of data centers, the economic pressure from corporations and the limits of local authority.
By Alexander Boesch The expansion of hyperscale data centers in the state is inflaming tensions between some community residents and their governments as local officials balance the unpopularity of data centers, the economic pressure from corporations and the limits of local authority.
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Data center tensions simmer across Michigan

Family’s roadside assistance saves 16 snapping turtles 

Family’s roadside assistance saves 16 snapping turtles 
Great Lakes Echo
By Samantha Plunkett Turtle conservation is important because the reptiles can take two decades to reproduce. One Battle Creek family saw this firsthand when they saved turtle eggs from a road.
By Samantha Plunkett Turtle conservation is important because the reptiles can take two decades to reproduce. One Battle Creek family saw this firsthand when they saved turtle eggs from a road.
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Family’s roadside assistance saves 16 snapping turtles 

A century-old reservoir anchors a local economy. Its future is on the line

A century-old reservoir anchors a local economy. Its future is on the line
Great Lakes Commission
Anxiety about a massive reservoir’s future has settled over businesses, marinas, homeowners and local governments along the Muskegon River as the Michigan Public Service Commission weighs whether to approve Consumers […]
Anxiety about a massive reservoir’s future has settled over businesses, marinas, homeowners and local governments along the Muskegon River as the Michigan Public Service Commission weighs whether to approve Consumers […]
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A century-old reservoir anchors a local economy. Its future is on the line

Power struggles shape Michigan’s data center debate

Power struggles shape Michigan’s data center debate
Great Lakes Commission
Michigan’s growing data center industry is facing scrutiny over electricity costs, utility contracts, and local opposition. The debate has important implications for Great Lakes water resources because large facilities can […]
Michigan’s growing data center industry is facing scrutiny over electricity costs, utility contracts, and local opposition. The debate has important implications for Great Lakes water resources because large facilities can […]
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Power struggles shape Michigan’s data center debate

The Trump administration wants underwater datacenters. One Great Lakes non-profit is already preparing

The Trump administration wants underwater datacenters. One Great Lakes non-profit is already preparing
Great Lakes Commission
The environmental consequences of a data center project in the freshwater Great Lakes, which tens of millions of people depend on for drinking water every day, could be significant. Though […]
The environmental consequences of a data center project in the freshwater Great Lakes, which tens of millions of people depend on for drinking water every day, could be significant. Though […]
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