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Residents 'up in arms' over Carbon County data centers that would use nuclear, natural gas

By Salt Lake Tribune · September 24, 2026 · 1 min read
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2 big data centers are coming to Utah’s coal country. ’ Carbon County officials welcome investment in their economically devasted communities, but residents say they don’t want to become home to increased pollution and experimental nuclear technologies.

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