Trump Administration Proposes 12 Data Centers on 17,600 Acres of Federal Land as AI Boom Strains Infrastructure

The Trump administration is advancing plans for at least 12 large-scale data centers and infrastructure projects across 17,600 acres of federal public land in six western states, marking an aggressive effort to accelerate AI infrastructure development despite mounting environmental and political opposition. The Bureau of Land Management is currently reviewing these proposals—spanning Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming—as the administration seeks to capitalize on surging demand for computing capacity to power artificial intelligence models.