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These projects could span over 17,600 acres across Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, with local officials largely unaware.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T19:46:19.597Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-18T19:15:34.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T19:46:19.597Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":50,"critic":58,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to The Washington Sun, with two full reports and four digests.","critic":"Reports quote affected locals and officials, and state what is still unknown.","hype":"Headlines promise more than the body delivers, with mild sensationalism."}},"tags":["#DataCenters","#PublicLands","#TrumpAdministration","#BureauOfLandManagement","#EnvironmentalPolicy"],"entities":["Trump administration","Bureau of Land Management","The Washington Sun","Arizona","Idaho","Nevada","Oregon","Utah","Wyoming"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The Trump administration is considering proposals for at least 12 data centers and infrastructure projects on federal public lands.","These proposals cover at least 17,600 acres across six states: Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming.","The Bureau of Land Management is reviewing these early-stage proposals, which are not yet public.","Local officials and advocates in at least five of the affected states were unaware of the plans."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Trump administration is contemplating the construction of at least 12 data centers and associated infrastructure on federal public lands. These proposals, currently under review by the Bureau of Land Management, would encompass a minimum of 17,600 acres spread across Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. The projects are in their initial phases and have not yet been opened for public comment."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reporting from The Washington Sun indicates that local officials and advocates in at least five of these states were not informed about the proposed developments. The Bureau of Land Management is examining these proposals, which are described as being in the early stages."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Project Scale"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Washington Sun reported that the Trump administration is considering proposals for at least 12 data centers and related infrastructure projects. Truthout and The New Republic also reported on plans for 12 data centers. Joe.My.God. and Political Wire, citing The Washington Sun, stated the administration is considering proposals for at least 12 data centers and data center-related infrastructure projects. Raw Story reported on 'at least 12 data center and infrastructure proposals'."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports printed below mention the specific companies behind the proposals, such as Valar Atomics, Copia Power, Rhea Data, and Arevia Power, which were named in The New Republic's full report. 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