Skeptics of the proposed hyperscale data center in Box Elder County are sweating about a lot more than its energy demands and potential toll on water supplies.
The funny thing is that Utah has some of the worst air pollution in the world. Yet they keep pushing to make it worse. I remember a couple of years ago in summer doctors in the state beg government to restrict private cars till the air problem clear up and the gov told them to fuck off.
I can imagine why it’s like that, going to SLC as someone from the flat part of NJ was astounding. It didn’t matter which direction I looked, there was mountain encircling us.
I drove through SLC a few years back and it was like a giant brown cloud hanging over the city. I used to live in LA, I’m familiar with smog, this was actually worse.
The funny thing is that Utah has some of the worst air pollution in the world. Yet they keep pushing to make it worse. I remember a couple of years ago in summer doctors in the state beg government to restrict private cars till the air problem clear up and the gov told them to fuck off.
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2024/08/02/utah-bad-air-quality-pollution-salt-lake-city/
https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2024-01-23/reaching-for-air-there-are-solutions-to-pollution-but-will-utah-leaders-listen
I can imagine why it’s like that, going to SLC as someone from the flat part of NJ was astounding. It didn’t matter which direction I looked, there was mountain encircling us.
I drove through SLC a few years back and it was like a giant brown cloud hanging over the city. I used to live in LA, I’m familiar with smog, this was actually worse.