Photographer’s report: What I saw at the Hansel Valley data center site

By: Spenser Heaps

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: June 17, 2026

Words: 503

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Editor’s note: Utah News Dispatch asked photojournalist Spenser Heaps to document the much debated Hansel Valley in Box Elder County, where a fast-tracked proposal for a large-scale data center has spurred outrage across Utah and beyond. This is a collection of his impressions and photos.

Hansel Valley flows down gently sloping terrain to the south, a checkerboard of emerald green farmland giving way to the deeper sage green and brown of pasture before finally spilling …

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