The Verge
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The biggest data center ever is becoming a huge problem in Utah
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Utah's Box Elder County has approved the Stratos Project, a 40,000-acre data center development backed by a major investor, despite environmental and water-supply concerns from experts and local opposition.
The biggest data center ever is becoming a huge problem in Utah
Utah may host one of the world's most colossal data centers, despite stark warnings from experts and fierce public backlash. Earlier this month, commissioners in Box Elder County signed off on the Stratos Project: a 40,000-acre data center stretching across the county's Hansel Valley. It's supposed to establish American AI dominance, but potentially at the expense of environmental damage and a strain on already overtaxed water supplies.
The Stratos Project, backed by Shark Tank investor and vent
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