Salt Lake City: Governor Cox orders protections for Great Salt Lake amid data center plans. | May 30

Salt Lake City officials and environmental agencies face pressure to enforce federal standards as data center expansion threatens the Great Salt Lake, while the University of Utah faces scrutiny over its layoff plan linked to Otro Capital. Box Elder County’s rejection of a data center ballot measure has sparked controversy over community input, and Salt Lake’s Tap Room whiskey bar is relocating to Sugar House.