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August 1, 2026 at 2:38pm UTC

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A public comment period is open through August 24 on a draft environmental permit that would allow treated wastewater to be discharged from The Barn, a hyperscale data center for OpenAI and Oracle under construction in Saline Township, Michigan, into the Saline River. Read the full story by MLive.

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