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Mike Shriberg, Ph.D., is a Great Lakes policy expert, serving as a professor of practice and engagement at the University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability and the director of the University of Michigan Water Center.
Conservative rural residents and environmental leaders are finding common ground opposing data centers over water concerns, creating an unexpected opportunity to strengthen Michigan’s water protection policies.
