https://it-news.uk/tags/environment/ Recent content in Environment on IT News Hugo en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/meta-data-center-wastewater-rare-bacteria-cheyenne/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/meta-data-center-wastewater-rare-bacteria-cheyenne/ <p>The city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, spent months tracking down the source of a mystery contaminant in its reclaimed water system. The culprit turned out to be a rare bacteria — and it came from Meta&rsquo;s data center construction site.</p> <p>On July 2, Cheyenne&rsquo;s Board of Public Utilities (BOPU) confirmed that Goat Systems LLC, a contractor working on Meta&rsquo;s data center, was the source of industrial wastewater that had contaminated the city&rsquo;s reclaimed water system. The discovery has prompted the city to suspend all wastewater intake from data center-related construction operations indefinitely.</p>