Opposition to large-scale data centers is intensifying across Michigan as residents and local groups push back against projects they say threaten farmland, water supplies and electricity affordability. The trend mirrors a national backlash that has already led to the ouster of local officials in other states, according to reports. Rural communities in the Great Lakes State have shown they are willing to organize against corporate land acquisitions. In August 2023, residents of Green Charter Township successfully prevented a Chinese-owned energy company from purchasing 80 acres of farmland, according to [1]. Now, similar sentiments are turning toward proposed artificial intelligence (AI)…

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