Rep. Ocasio-Cortez raises concerns over water issues near Meta data center in Georgia
News Clip0:50New York Post·Stanton Springs, Morgan County, GA·5/22/2026
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised concerns during a House subcommittee hearing regarding discolored well water and sediment damage reported by residents near Meta's data center construction in Morgan County, Georgia. She questioned an EPA official about the potential links, while Meta denies responsibility, stating they use municipal water and an independent study found no connection to groundwater issues.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised concerns during a House subcommittee hearing after visiting residents near the Stanton Springs, Meta data center in Morgan County, Georgia, where families reported discolored well water, sediment damage to appliances, and reliance on bottled water following heavy blasting and land clearing tied to the project. Ocasio-Cortez questioned EPA official Jessica Kramer about possible links between the construction and the water issues. Meta denied impacting groundwater, saying the data center only uses municipal water sources and pointing to an independent study that found no connection to nearby well problems.
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