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MINTResilience.orgOct 7, 2026

9,000-acre nuclear-powered data center proposed on public lands in Utah

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Final score
-1.80
Confidence
8/10
Amount
748K CBWD

AI justification

Proposal risks severe environmental harm and rights violations; legislative ban is positive but insufficient to offset risks. | The proposal for a massive nuclear-powered data center on public lands represents a significant environmental and ethical risk, threatening multiple planetary boundaries and indigenous rights. However, the concurrent legislative effort to ban new data centers reflects a positive policy response to mitigate such harms, aligning with climate action and responsible consump