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Suit filed against controversial planned Stratos datacenter project in Utah
Plan backed by Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary had footprint reduced but concerns remain over its health impacts
TL;DR
- Residents and the Alliance for a Better Utah are suing over the planned Stratos AI datacenter in Box Elder county.
- The lawsuit claims the project and the state's Military Installation Development Authority (Mida) limit public input and citizens' rights.
- Investor Kevin O'Leary agreed to scale back the project's physical footprint, water commitment, and set aside land for open space.
- O'Leary accuses opponents of misinformation campaigns and is investigating potential foreign funding for opposition groups.
- The case highlights concerns over public health, safety, taxation, and land use related to the large-scale datacenter development.