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Brian Allnutt is a senior reporter and contributing editor at Planet Detroit. He covers the climate crisis, environmental justice, politics and open space.

Server room with bright blue lights illuminating the corridor
Posted inNews

$1 billion data center plan hits roadblock in Howell Township

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

Planning commission vote follows a seven-hour public meeting and outpouring of resident concern over impacts to water resources and energy prices.

A "No Data Center" sign by the roadside in rural Saline Township.
Posted inNews

Attorneys sketch out Saline Township’s options in data center fight

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt September 25, 2025September 25, 2025
A yard sign in Ypsilanti reads "Ypsi will not be a sacrifice zone for U of M and Los Alamos."
Posted inDemocracy

Washtenaw communities fight data center developments: ‘Not soft touches’

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt September 24, 2025September 24, 2025
Demonstrators hold signs outside a hearing on the expansion of the Wayne Disposal hazardous waste facility.
Posted inNews

‘Mind-boggling’ Wayne County landfill expansion draws heat from residents

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt September 19, 2025September 19, 2025
Saline Township residents hold "No Data Center" signs at a Sept. 10 township board meeting.
Posted inNews

Data center developer takes Saline Township to court over rezoning decision

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt September 18, 2025September 24, 2025
Saline Township resident Fred Gall holds a "no data center" sign outside a board meeting.
Posted inDemocracy

Saline Township denies data center rezoning request: ‘Self-imposed environmental catastrophe’

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt September 11, 2025September 11, 2025
DTE Energy
Posted inNews

Michigan utility customers suffered nation’s longest power outages in 2023: How DTE, Consumers contributed

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt September 11, 2025September 17, 2025
Lenawee County farmland
Posted inNews

Trump administration rescinds $25 million in USDA funds for Michigan land preservation

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt September 4, 2025September 4, 2025
Augusta Township resident Dale-Lin Mallonen stands against a brick wall outside the municipal offices.
Posted inDemocracy

Can 957 signatures halt a $1 billion data center in Augusta Township?

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt August 29, 2025August 29, 2025
Michigan State Capitol building
Posted inDemocracy

House GOP budget slashes Michigan’s water, health care spending: Whitmer calls for ‘serious and fast negotiations’

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

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