Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) on Monday expressed enthusiasm for expanding nuclear energy development, framing it as an environmentally friendly way to meet the country’s growing energy demand.

“There is a reawakening happening in this country,” Cox said. “If you truly care about the environment, you have to be pro-nuclear. If you’re not, I can’t listen to you. That makes no sense to me.”

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His words come as Republican-led states have embraced the Trump administration’s agenda to focus on nuclear energy development, with Utah seekin

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