Meet the West Michigan residents fighting Microsoft and AI data centers

Name: Meet the West Michigan residents fighting Microsoft and AI data centers
Uploaded: 2026-06-18T21:19:13.000Z
Duration: 1 min 36 s
Description: Residents in Lowell Township, Michigan, are actively opposing a proposed $1 billion data center project by Microsoft. This opposition began after a rezoning request for the facility was made public, leading to the formation of grassroots groups.

News Clip1:36MLive·Lowell, Kent County, MI·6/18/2026

Residents in Lowell Township, Michigan, are actively opposing a proposed $1 billion data center project by Microsoft. This opposition began after a rezoning request for the facility was made public, leading to the formation of grassroots groups.

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Gov: Lowell Township

Hundreds of West Michiganders have been fighting against artificial intelligence data centers over the past year, with several grassroots groups forming as soon as they heard that one could be built near them. Betsy López-Wagner and others formed Residents United for a Healthy Lowell after a rezoning request for a $1 billion data center for Microsoft within Lowell Township was made public. (Isaac Ritchey | MLive.com)