The small Utah county fighting a massive data center
Podcast: On Point with Meghna ChakrabartiPublished On: Wed May 20 2026
Description: A rural county at the edge of the Great Salt Lake. A multimillionaire celebrity businessman. A shadowy state agency. What Box Elder County, Utah’s fight over a 40,000-acre data center reveals about America’s AI future. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint
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