A Michigan town hopes to stop a data center with a 2026 ballot initiative
When residents of Augusta Township first heard whispers of a massive data center coming to their quiet corner of Michigan, few grasped how quickly it would upend local life. Within weeks, neighbors became organizers, signatures filled petitions, and friendships fractured over questions of power, water, and what kind of future their town should have. To some, it’s progress and prosperity. To others, it’s the end of a way of life. Now, this rural community finds itself at the center of a fight over who gets to define “home.” Tom Perkins with Grist has the full story.
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