https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-ai-data-centers-elec...
They have a right, if not an obligation, to be concerned about water consumption and pollution, especially in an already drought stricken area, near a drying, poisonous lake.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8gy7lv448o
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/jersey-residents-cant-ev...
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/us/great-salt-lake-utah.h...
They have a pretty good reason to be upset about adding an extreme amount of heat and CO2 in an area where the tourism for skiing and snowboarding plays a huge role in tourism for the nearby counties, despite lowest snowpacks on record year over year.
https://www.abc4.com/news/northern-utah/box-elder-data-cente...
https://www.ksl.com/article/51477142/utah-breaks-record-for-...
Also as a citizen, I would be furious is my elected officials ignored the locals in favor of 2 other officials' pressure and opinions.
https://www.abc4.com/news/northern-utah/box-elder-county-com...
https://www.aol.com/news/ve-never-felt-threatened-box-033934...