A Michigan farm town voted down plans for a giant OpenAI-Oracle data center. Weeks later, construction began (opens in new tab)

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The AI boom is coming for rural America. Inside one town's effort to fight back

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How local communities are challenging Big Tech data centers’ noise, pollution and rising electricity bills

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Michigan farm town blocks giant OpenAI-Oracle data center in warning shot for AI boom

Township Leader Resigns in Tears Over OpenAI Data Center Death Threats

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