Community briefing
Data center coverage in Van Buren, New York
5 headlines archived for Van Buren — no documented moratorium or ban on file here yet. See the moratorium tracker for towns that have taken formal action, or the full story tracker to browse every place we're following.
What's been reported
5 stories tracked since 2026-09-03 across 4 outlets. 3× A community is pushing back on a nearby data center. 1× Noise from the facility is drawing resident complaints. Most recent: “Van Buren Township officials approve plans for controversial Google data center campus” (WXYZ 7 News Detroit, 2026-10-15).
- Van Buren Township officials approve plans for controversial Google data center campus
- Van Buren Township approves Google data center site plan
- Van Buren Township residents raise dust, noise concerns ahead of data center vote
- Massive Google data center faces decision day in Michigan’s Van Buren Township
- Van Buren Township residents frustrated by construction tied to Google data center project
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