Datacenter News
Coverage of the proposed data center from outlets around Michigan and beyond. Headlines link to the original articles at their source; where we’ve published a response, you’ll find it alongside.
U-M’s proposed computing center draws concerns over role in nuclear weapons modernization • Michigan Advance ↗
Data center protesters to gather Saturday at Ypsilanti, Van Buren Township line • MLive ↗
‘We will fight to our very last breath’: Michigan township uses 6-month power moratorium to stall U-M, Los Alamos data center ↗
UMich’s data center has a similar playbook as OpenAI’s ↗
University of Michigan announces 2nd town hall on Los Alamos project ↗
Editorial: Backlash on UM computing center risks progress ↗
The Crain's editorial board argues the township's response risks scaring off development — while endorsing, perhaps without realizing it, most of what we've asked for from the start: genuine scrutiny, a community benefits commitment, and a statewide framework. What it never engages with is why the township has no ordinary tools left to use.