(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox, left, and Joel Ferry, center, executive director of the Department of Natural Resources, greet Rick Springman, president of global clean energy opportunities at Holtec International, at an event in Brigham City, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Cox announced plans to build a training center and nuclear manufacturing plant in Brigham City.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.