A faith-based perspective on why Great Lakes communities are pushing back against data center development.
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Great Lakes water levels decline from record highs: What the forecast says
Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
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Data center answers will come from Lansing or Washington: Allen Park official
The Allen Park Planning Commission again postponed a decision Thursday on the application for a 26-megawatt data center, planned for a site on Enterprise Drive south of I-94. City Councilperson Dan Lloyd, who introduced the motion to delay the decision, said he’s concerned about updated plans for the data center to connect to municipal water […]
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What’s behind Detroit’s recent poor morning air quality?
Metro Detroiters woke up to poor air quality Wednesday morning, with commercial monitors showing air in the Air Quality Index’s unhealthy range in some locations. A temperature inversion is responsible for Wednesday morning’s stagnant air and pollution, although low winds contributed to the problem, said Alec Kownacki, a meteorologist with the Michigan Department of Environment, […]
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How canceled clean energy projects are costing Michigan — and what happens next
On a gray December morning at the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority, the view across the river told one story about Michigan’s economic future: massive cargo terminals, a waterfront humming with diesel engines, and, on the horizon, the Windsor skyline. Inside, a different story was unfolding. More than 100 community members, business leaders, labor representatives, and […]
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Ann Arbor voters could form city-owned utility in November: ‘Nobody has a good story about DTE’
Campaigners for an Ann Arbor municipal utility are collecting signatures to put a question on the November ballot, offering residents a path to replace DTE Energy with public power.
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Data center news: DTE Energy’s data center pipeline could require power of 6 nuclear plants
Experts warn Michigan’s aging grid, flat energy demand, and lengthy interconnection queues make accommodating data center growth a major challenge, though many proposed projects may never be built.
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Data center moratorium bills reflect public sentiment, says Michigan lawmaker
Three bipartisan bills in Michigan would prevent state and local government from issuing permits for data centers until April 2027, giving lawmakers time to address concerns about energy demands and community impacts.
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Detroit residents become reporters in Planet Detroit’s 2026 journalism program
Nineteen Detroit-area residents kicked off Planet Detroit’s third annual Neighborhood Reporting Lab, a six-week program that trains community members to tell environmental stories about their neighborhoods.
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DTE files new electric rate hike request days after securing $242 million increase
DTE Energy files another rate increase request just days after regulators approved a $242 million hike that will cost residential customers an extra $4.23 monthly starting March 5.