new video loaded: How A.I. Data Centers Are Building a New Political Coalition
Sabrina Tavernise, a national writer-at-large, traveled to Saline Township, Mich., where the state’s first hyperscale A.I. data center is under construction. Residents are banding together to oppose the center, crossing political lines in surprising new ways.
By Sabrina Tavernise, Mimi Dwyer, Melanie Bencosme, June Kim, Orlando de Guzman and Jon Miller
May 1, 2026
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