A Michigan town hopes to stop a data center with a 2026 ballot initiative

Grist
By Tom PerkinsOct 14, 2025, 4:45 am100 pts
Early this year, Augusta Charter Township resident Travis Matts had seen a few headlines about the problems data centers caused in towns across the country. He thought the impacts on water, air and utility bills sounded awful, but it also seemed like a far-away issue. Until it suddenly hit home in May. That…

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