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Township Leader Resigns in Tears Over OpenAI Data Center Death Threats: "I can’t take it anymore. The threats," the treasurer said ...
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Democrats are capitalising on voters’ anxiety over data centres
economist.com/united-states/2026/10/15/the-impact-of-data-centre-discontent

Paid articlePaywallJocelyn Benson vows impartiality on Saline data center | Insider: The Democratic nominee for governor was asked how she would handle issues at the Saline ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/10/11/jocelyn-benson-husband-saline-data-center-oracle-openai/92171443007/

Outmaneuvered, outmatched and outspent: How data centers are overwhelming small-town America
oregonlive.com/business/2026/10/outmaneuvered-outmatched-and-outspent-how-data-centers-are-overwhelming-small-town-america.html

‘We Did Not Invite You.’ Citizens Rage at Town Hall Over Proposed Nuclear AI Data Center
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AI data centers are transforming rural land markets — and fueling a backlash: The data center buildout is driving up the price of rural land as some farmers and ...
cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html

Oracle and OpenAI's Saline Township data center going up quickly: Construction of Oracle and OpenAI's Saline Township data center, also known as "The Barn ...
eu.detroitnews.com/picture-gallery/news/michigan/2026/08/31/construction-update-saline-twp-data-center-project-aka-the-barn/91490973007/

Americans are angry about data centers. Politicians are feeling the pressure: From Michigan Avenue, Saline Township looks like any other farming community ...
reuters.com/world/us/americans-are-angry-about-data-centers-politicians-are-feeling-pressure-2026-07-16/

'We Will Fight to Our Very Last Breath:' Township Leaders Vow to Fight Nuclear AI Data Center
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Record $16B Data Center Project Advances in Michigan: What did Sam Altman, founder and CEO of OpenAI, say about the future of AI and a controversial $16-billion ...
enr.com/articles/63087-record-16b-data-center-project-advances-in-michigan

Stargate live updates: OpenAI's Altman says 'people are right to be anxious' about AI
cnbc.com/2026/06/01/stargate-project-michigan-live-updates.html

Saline Twp. data center will be 'template' for future, Sam Altman says: The tech billionaire told The Detroit News that "The Saline Barn" could be "a real ...
detroitnews.com/story/business/2026/06/01/sam-altman-openai-ceo-visits-saline-michigan-data-center-site/90357132007/

OpenAI's Sam Altman says Michigan data center a 'huge bet' on AI: Tech billionaire Sam Altman visited the site of a multi-billion-dollar data center his OpenAI ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/06/01/openai-ceo-sam-altman-oracle-clay-magouyrk-visit-saline-township-data-center-site/90296951007/

Residents Furious After Their Town Board Rejected an OpenAI Data Center, But a Billionaire Developer Forced It Through Anyway
futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/data-center-openai-residents

A Michigan farm town voted down plans for a giant OpenAI-Oracle data center. Weeks later, construction began
fortune.com/2026/05/06/ai-data-center-michigan-saline-politics-farmland/

Paid articlePaywallJudge denies request to slow construction of Saline Township data center: Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge Julia Owdziej said the amount of work already done ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/02/20/judge-denies-request-to-slow-construction-of-oracle-openai-chatgpt-data-center-saline-michigan/88759349007/
‘Uniquely evil’: Michigan residents fight against huge data center backed by top tycoons
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/18/michigan-data-center-fight

OpinionDTE and Saline data center developer want a rubber stamp, not a review | Editorial
freep.com/story/opinion/editorials/2025/12/04/oracle-ai-stargate-data-center-saline-michigan/87557663007/

Howes: AI, competition, speed drive Michigan's data center boom, DTE CEO says: The intensity around data centers in Michigan, from nervous rural residents to ...
detroitnews.com/story/business/2025/11/19/howes-ai-competition-speed-drive-data-center-boom-dte-ceo-says/87221115007/

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