A controversial AI data centre backed by Mark Zuckerberg has landed in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after a rare bacterium was discovered in wastewater linked to the massive project.
Officials in Cheyenne, Wyoming, say contaminated industrial water discharged during construction of Meta's £800 million (approximately £589 million) campus entered the city's sewer system, triggering months of cleanup, new environmental rules and fresh criticism over the growing impact of AI infrastructure.
