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US datacenters face further backlash over wastewater pollution

Steadysingle sourceOne outlet reported this themselves - 1 of the 2 reports ran its copy.
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Tue, 8 September 2026Tue, 15 September 2026

What it is about

Meta datacenterWyomingCheyenneWyoming, United StatesCheyenne, Wyoming, United States

Who published it, and when

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The Guardian World1 original report
sej.org1 copy echoing The Guardian World
8 Sept, 11:47over 7 days15 Sept, 10:45

How it spread - 1 original report, 1 reprint

  1. Tue, 8 September 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World11:47first to report

      From rare bacteria to ‘forever chemicals’, a series of cases of violations or alleged pollution has prompted alarm When officials in Wyoming conducted a routine test on the water that was being discharged from a massive under-construction Meta datacenter, it was a shock to find it contained a rare and potentially hazardous bacterium. While the wastewater flushed into sewers in Cheyenne, Wyoming, was never destined for the public drinking supply, the presence of Cupriavidus gilardii bacterium in...

      1 reprint

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