Meta’s $800 million data center linked to rare bacterium in city’s water system #Meta #AI
Meta's data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, has been linked to the contamination of the city's wastewater treatment facility with a rare bacterium, Cupriavidus gilardii. This discovery led to city officials terminating Meta's privileges to dump construction wastewater and updating policies for data centers using closed-loop cooling systems. The bacterium did not enter Cheyenne's drinking water supply.

