"Evanston and Wheatland are two of the latest sites to be eyed for thousands of acres of industrial parks expected to employ thousands of workers."
"The contamination of a Cheyenne water system by a Meta data center underscores the worries residents have about more than two-dozen data centers that are and could be consuming Wyoming’s energy, water and landscape.
Water officials announced in June that they had traced an unusual and dangerous bacterium called Cupriavidus gilardii, which can sicken people, to an industrial user first identified by the Wyoming Tribune Eagle as a contractor for a Meta data center.
Pinpointing the source of contamination came months after the discovery of the bacterium in late February. The pollution forced the city to stop irrigating sports fields and parks with recycled sanitary sewer system water, drain and disinfect the system and use drinking water for irrigation instead.
Although it took months to find the source, Cheyenne eventually “immediately and permanently terminated” discharge privileges, the city utility office said. U.S. Rep Harriet Hageman demanded answers from Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg while the International Business Times howled “Meta’s ‘Good Neighbour’ Image Crumbles.”"
