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Tuesday, 15 September 2026

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US residents angry at datacenters ‘being shoved down our throats’ are recalling officials

· The Guardian

US residents angry at datacenters ‘being shoved down our throats’ are recalling officials

People across the country are pushing for moratoriums, and electeds who approve projects are being punished

Lenoxdatacenter.com went live in May, promoting what it called a “proposed advanced technology and data center campus” in Michigan. The site did not state who wanted to build the center. Lenox Township officials denied anyone had applied to build one.

Emails obtained by residents through an open records request showed, however, that developers had contacted the township supervisor and deputy supervisor asking for their support to build a datacenter.

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