AOC Raises Alarm Over Muddy Water Linked to Meta Data Center Construction

News Clip4:24New York Post·Morgan County, GA·5/22/2026

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised concerns during a House subcommittee hearing regarding discolored well water and sediment damage impacting residents near a Meta data center construction site in Morgan County, Georgia. Residents linked these water issues to heavy blasting and land clearing at the project. Meta denied impacting groundwater and cited an independent study finding no connection.

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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. #aoc #georgia #datacenter #meta #water The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Check out our three new podcasts: NYNext (week): https://www.youtube.com/@nynext1 Pod Force One with MIranda Devine (weekly): https://www.youtube.com/@PodForce1 NY POSTcast (daily): https://www.youtube.com/@NYPOSTcast Get The Post’s latest headlines everyday with our Morning Report newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/NYPOSTSIGNUP Catch the latest news at http://www.nypost.com. Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost
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