What does Utah want from the White House to store nuclear waste? Save the Great Salt Lake.

An agreement Gov. Spencer Cox and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright signed Monday indicates parties have two months to negotiate a deal.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) At right, Tim Davis, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, briefs U.S. Sen. John Curtis and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin during a tour of the Great Salt Lake on Saturday, May 23, 2026.

What does Utah want from the White House to store nuclear waste? Save the Great Salt Lake.

An agreement Gov. Spencer Cox and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright signed Monday indicates parties have two months to negotiate a deal.

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