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Locals blindsided by Trump's secretive plans for public lands: 'Unholy alliance’
Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Public Land, Private Power
The Deal Comes Before the Debate
The Bureau of Land Management is reviewing at least 12 data-center and infrastructure proposals spanning more than 17,600 acres in six Western states. Among them is a proposed 10,200-acre Utah complex involving data centers and small nuclear reactors. Several local officials reportedly did not know these projects were under consideration, while the Trump administration has also moved to curtail public-comment periods for data-center pollution permits.
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