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Data center news: Warren weighs data center moratorium after storm exposes grid strain

by Dustin Blitchok July 14, 2026July 14, 2026

Warren City Council may vote on a temporary data center moratorium July 14, joining other Michigan communities pausing development.

What’s actually in your tap water — and what to do about it

The Oracle data center construction site in Saline Township, aerial view.

Lawmakers push data center accountability as Michigan prepares for midterms

by Elinor Epperson June 29, 2026June 29, 2026

A rendering of Project Cannoli, a proposed data center in Van Buren Township.

Google data center in Van Buren Township would destroy 13 acres of wetlands

by Brian Allnutt June 17, 2026June 18, 2026

U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Debbie Dingell.

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Dingell, Tlaib urge permanent federal water assistance: ‘A basic human right’

by Brian Allnutt June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

EPA official Anne Vogel speaks on the Detroit riverfront.

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Detroit River restoration receives $10 million boost from EPA, state

by Isabelle Tavares June 8, 2026June 8, 2026

People stand outside Detroit City Hall, protesting thousands of residential water-service shutoffs by Detroit's water department, during a rally in Detroit, Thursday, July 24, 2014.

Guide: Michigan’s water affordability issue by the numbers

by Brian Allnutt June 4, 2026June 5, 2026

Cars abandoned on I-94 in Detroit after June 2021 flood.

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Repeat flooding is creating public health crisis in Detroit: ‘Long-term trauma’

by Ethan Bakuli May 28, 2026July 8, 2026

A view of the Wayne Disposal facility in Van Buren Township from Willow Run Airport.

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Judge permanently blocks Manhattan Project radioactive waste from Wayne Disposal landfill

by Brian Allnutt May 27, 2026May 28, 2026

Michigan State Capitol building

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Guide: Why taxpayers foot the bill for Michigan’s contaminated sites

by Elinor Epperson May 22, 2026June 5, 2026