Planet Detroit

Data center opponents say the 800,000-square-foot facility could strain local utilities. The data center will use as much as 3.6 million gallons of water a day, according to the township.

In a destructive time for the Great Lakes, advocates can prepare for a reinvention by following at least three core principles, writes Mike Shriberg, a Great Lakes policy expert and director of the University of Michigan Water Center.

The Clean Water Act allows states and some authorized tribes to review what effect pipelines, dams and other federally regulated projects have on water quality within their borders.

Environmental and public health advocates called the agency’s action a dangerous abdication of one of its core missions.

The Belle Isle Conservancy's new website includes a space to share island memories, a centralized calendar, and Spotify playlists for the island.

Approval for a 1.8-million-square-foot data center depends on review of sound study and energy audit, Lyon Township says.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel requests a rehearing on the state's fast-track approval of DTE Energy contracts for an Oracle data center.

Northville and Springfield Township enact data center moratoriums, while Saginaw considers one Monday.

The Altars for Collective Grief project invited the Southwest Detroit community to submit photos of loved ones affected by immigration enforcement.

Allen Park residents say they're concerned the data center could increase electric rates, while developers say the project will have minimal impacts.