Meta’s AI Data Center Caught Leaking Deadly Bacteria Into Water Town Uses for Irrigation
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In Cheyenne, Wyoming, local authorities have banned fill-and-flush wastewater discharge from all data centers connected to municipal water after a Meta-affiliated company, Goat Systems LLC, was found to have contaminated the water supply with a rare and dangerous bacterium, Cupriavidus gilardii. This bacterium is multidrug-resistant and has been linked to several deaths, prompting immediate shutdown of the offending facility's wastewater discharge. The exact source of the bacteria within the 800
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