Rollout of controversial Box Elder data center project ‘was not good,’ Gov. Cox says
The governor’s comments come after mounting backlash over the proposed 40,000-acre project backed by celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at a news conference for the Mountain West Geothermal Consortium in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.