Author: Bridge Michigan
Garfield Township inches closer to a possible data center moratorium
People filled a township planning commission meeting on Wednesday to voice support for a temporary ban on data centers. The township is the latest northern Michigan municipality to consider such a move as local and regional pushback grows.
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Former EPA staffer from Wisconsin sues after he was fired for signing letter of dissent
Internal EPA records show agency staff found no ethics concerns and advised against firings.
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It may be almost impossible to make data centers pay their ‘fair share’ of electricity costs
Setting a price for power might seem straightforward, but in reality it’s extremely complicated — and residential customers have very little influence in the decision.
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These five northern Wisconsin lakes were set aside 80 years ago for research
The Northern Highland Fishery Research Area turned 80 years old this month. The internationally recognized fisheries science is one of the longest-running fisheries research projects in the world.
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Why Ohioans (and Everyone Else) are Fighting About Data Centers
Around the country, more and more communities are having difficult conversations about whether or not they want to allow data centers in their backyards. In an interview with Zaria Johnson, […]
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