Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment

Diesel Brothers update- Setting the record straight
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YouTube video by Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment Save the Phalaropes, Save Great Salt Lake!

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With the damage that UIPA's network of economic development projects are doing to the state's natural resources, to Great Salt Lake, to our air quality, public health, and water resources, all enabled by tax payer subsidies, it's hard to imagine a worse way to spur economic growth in Utah.

Our lawsuit against the Utah Inland Port Authority was dismissed by the judge, despite her ruling partially in our favor. We strongly disagree with the judge and are considered all our options, including an appeal.

Seemingly in response to our lawsuit, the Utah legislature passed a bill which restructured the port. The Utah Inland Port Authority after this bill passed, reapproved everything they had done previously, including reinstating the exact same board member, just appointed by a different office.

In the fall of 2024, UPHE joined a lawsuit which challenged the legality of the Utah Inland Port Authority Board.

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Inland port lawsuit tossed by judge A judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a pair of environmental groups against the Utah Inland Port Authority.

Utah judge sides with the Inland Port Authority after “restructure”

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Lastly, data centers are likely a financial bubble, they may be even obsolete by the time they're built, and many analysts believe they are financially very poor investments.

AI data centers are poor job creators. After billions of dollars are spent in construction, data centers require few employees, often less than 50. Rural communities are getting exploited

In drought years, they will directly compete with residents for survival. The West’s megadrought is far from over, too.

Data centers are being built in desert states like Utah because of cheap land and lax regulations, but this means diverting millions of gallons of water daily from agriculture, households, and the Great Salt Lake.

One complex can require 100 MW of electricity, the entire output of a small coal-fired power plant. Energy demand from AI data centers is forecasted to more than quadruple by 2030

Data centers already rank in the top 10 water-consuming industries. Data centers can consume up to 5 million gallons of potable water a day, 25 times the 200,000 gallon commercial limit set by Salt Lake City. Good luck saving Great Salt Lake if we surround it with UIPA-subsidized data centers.

A State Department report concluded AI could pose an “extinction-level” threat, comparing it to the threat of nuclear weapons if not regulated. AI workers are concerned about the irresponsibility, and perverse motives of these tech companies’ executives.

World's largest data center campus could be coming to central Utah The world's largest data center campus may be coming to Utah, with a pair of companies planning to construct artificial intelligence-ready hubs in Millard County.

Separately, the state approved a data center in Millard County, just outside of Delta. That’s right, they’re planning the “world's largest data center campus” at the gateway to Utah’s west desert.

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Some of the 13 Utah Inland Port project area proposals, data centers are listed as “favorable industries.” Instead of investing in local businesses and community improvements, our tax dollars are being used to attract tech giants to bring in polluting industries.

Despite water level concerns across the state, which threaten public health and livability, the state continues to pursue AI data centers.

Let’s talk about the problem with AI Data Centers in Utah 🧵

Opinion: Utah families and health professionals have an opportunity to protect clean air for kids Repealing the EPA's Endangerment Finding would directly harm the health and wellbeing of Utah’s children today. Here's how you can stop it.

Utahns, ESPECIALLY those of you in the medical field! Don't miss this chance to speak out on changes that could impact the health of children: www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...

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‘Downwinders’ Compensation Program Reinstated, Expanded Physicians can raise awareness of the Nuclear Radiation Compensation Program and help affected patients get access to free screening.

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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

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Congress Expands RECA: Northern Utah Residents Now Eligible for Radiation-Linked Cancer Compensation

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The 2025 People’s Great Salt Lake Summit is almost here!
🗓 Saturday, August 23
📍 SLCC Miller Campus, Sandy
⏰ 9 AM – 2 PM
Don’t miss:
Two sessions with Dr. Malin Moench on urgent legal and policy solutions for the lake.
A special preview of Troubled Waters: Great Salt Lake (An Oasis in Peril)

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