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News Clip2:25Click On Detroit | Local 4 | WDIV·Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, MI

Residents push back on proposed data/research center in Ypsilanti Township

Ypsilanti Township residents and officials are strongly opposing a proposed University of Michigan data and research center, partnered with Los Alamos National Laboratory. Concerns include environmental impacts, property values, water usage, electricity consumption, and noise. Township officials have passed a six-month land use moratorium and are exploring legal challenges against the project.

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9/10/2026

News Clip3:24FOX 2 Detroit·Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, MI

Ypsilanti residents hold town hall over proposed data center project

A heated town hall in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, addressed a proposed $1.25 billion high-performance research computing center, which critics call a data center. Residents expressed strong opposition, citing environmental and national security concerns, while the University of Michigan affirmed its commitment to the project. Another town hall is scheduled for October.

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9/10/2026

News Clip2:15Click On Detroit | Local 4 | WDIV·Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, MI

U-M to hold town hall Wednesday over planned data center

The University of Michigan plans to build a data center in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory. The project faces significant community opposition, including concerns about environmental racism, leading the Township Board of Trustees to enact a six-month moratorium on large electric utility structures. A town hall meeting on the project has reached capacity, with another one planned for October.

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9/9/2026

News Clip1:37MLive·Washtenaw County, MI

Data center protesters unite against two controversial projects in southeast Michigan

Residents in southeast Michigan are actively protesting two controversial data center projects in Van Buren and Ypsilanti townships. Concerns include environmental impact on the Huron River, strain on the power grid and water supply, and alleged lack of transparency from the developers, Google and the University of Michigan.

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9/6/2026

News Clip3:17The 'Gander·Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, MI

Ann Arbor considers University of Michigan data center amid local opposition and moratorium

The University of Michigan plans to build a $1.3 billion computing campus, which locals identify as a data center, on 144 acres in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan. Despite unanimous opposition from local government and a water service moratorium, the project is moving forward due to the university's exemption from local zoning. Local and state officials are now pursuing legislative and legal actions to challenge the development.

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8/21/2026