Valerie Volcovici

State Sen. Ruth Johnson, R-Holly, speaks at an anti-data center rally outside the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

State Sen. Ruth Johnson, R-Holly, speaks at an anti-data center rally outside the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

SALINE TOWNSHIP, Michigan — From Michigan Avenue, Saline Township looks like any other farming community, with its corn and soybean fields, silos and grain elevators.

State Sen. Ruth Johnson, R-Holly, speaks at an anti-data center rally outside the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

State Sen. Ruth Johnson, R-Holly, speaks at an anti-data center rally outside the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Prefer us on Google

SALINE TOWNSHIP, Michigan — From Michigan Avenue, Saline Township looks like any other farming community, with its corn and soybean fields, silos and grain elevators.

Opponents of the rapid buildout of data centers held 142 protests across 42 states Saturday in the first nationwide effort to channel anger at the artificial intelligence infrastructure expansion that

NEW YORK — The race to finance the U.S. data center boom is forcing banks and asset managers to confront an added risk: political and community opposition.

In this deeply polarized country, opposition to data centers is among the few issues that unite voters across ideological lines.