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Yvette Fernandez

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Yvette Fernandez

    Lawmakers want more transparency on data center projects built on public land (opens the original)

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    A group of Democratic lawmakers sent Interior Secretary Doug Burgum a list of questions raising concerns about the potential proliferation of data centers on public lands. Lawmakers are asking for more transparency about potential projects and guarantees that communities will be allowed to have input on any proposals. The push comes amid media reports that data center developers are eyeing Bureau of Land Management lands for sites in at least six western states. The lawmakers' letter raises conc

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Yvette Fernandez

    Utah has some of the highest gas and diesel prices in the nation (opens the original)

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    Utah and other states across the Mountain West are seeing some of the highest gas prices in the nation. As of Thursday, diesel hit another all-time high nationally at $6.40 per gallon, according to AAA. The average national price for a gallon of regular gas was $4.44. Increasing diesel gas costs can hit the trucking and agriculture industries hard. Both have the potential to pass on those costs to consumers, for instance, at grocery stores, experts say. Doug Johnson with AAA's Mountain West Grou

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Yvette Fernandez

    People against data centers are really opposed to a 'bad bargain,' survey says (opens the original)

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    Public opposition to data centers is high regardless of political affiliation. A new report from university researchers at Yale finds that opposition could change if people saw a win-win. That's according to a new survey called Climate Change in the American Mind. One strong reason for the opposition revolves around concerns that data centers might cause household utility bills to go up. But 74% of survey respondents said they would be more supportive of data centers if developers somehow helped

  4. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Yvette Fernandez

    A federally-approved data center in Nevada is on hold, at least for now (opens the original)

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    A panel placed a temporary halt last week on a controversial data center planned for public land in Nevada. The project, by Townsite Solar, was approved by the Bureau of Land Management — and seen as a test case for such projects on public lands. Officials in neighboring Boulder City, along with environmental groups, said in a complaint to the Department of the Interior that the Bureau granted approval for the data center without conducting proper environmental studies and public input. The Inte

  5. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Yvette Fernandez

    Environmentalists want more time for public comment on the Roadless Rule rescission (opens the original)

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    With less than 30 days left, conservation groups are requesting the government extend the public comment period for its proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Earthjustice filed the request on behalf of several environmental groups, including the Wilderness Society, the Sierra Club, and others. The nonprofit says rescinding the landmark rule affects 45 million acres of national forest land — largely in the West — across 38 states. Aaron Bloom, a senior attorney with Earthj

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