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Growth of data centers requires new policies to mitigate local community impacts

Jul 17, 2025

The rapid growth of data centers, with their enormous energy and water demands, requires targeted policy interventions to mitigate environmental impacts and protect local communities. A new report by the University of Michigan’s Science, Technology,...

News

Kleinman shares AI expertise with local policymakers

Jul 7, 2025

Along with public safety, budget, health, environmental, and other policy challenges, local governments now face the question of how to address the new and constantly evolving effects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the adjacent explosive growth...

Kleinman shares AI expertise with local policymakers

Policy Brief

What Happens When Data Centers Come to Town?

July 15, 2025

Duc Tuan "Terry" Nguyen, BA Public Policy '25, Ben Green, Assistant Professor, School of Information and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

The rapid growth of data centers, with their enormous energy and water demands, necessitates targeted policy interventions to mitigate environmental impacts and protect local communities. To address these issues, states with existing data center tax...