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That congresswoman was AOC.
Zuck should drink it to show it's healthy.
Meta in court (for the 900th time): Your honour, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
So I don't know the specifics here and I don't doubt there is substantial environmental impact.
Do want to point out though that whenever my area has construction on water pipes we often have a flush water notice where we need to basically run our taps to flush out dirt and debris that got in during construction. Several pipes in my neighborhood were replaced in the past couple of years and we had to do it every few months. I could see that being the cause here too, if the neighborhoods are anywhere near said water pipe construction.
I do doubt the EPA will do jack about any of it. They might go out and do some survey and shake down the organization funding the work for a bribe, but there's no way they're gonna stop it if they pay up in those closed door conversations.
The title is missing a significant keyword here: "construction"
A more accurate headline:
Meta data center construction allegedly muddies Georgia town's drinking water, investigation underway — EPA promises immediate investigation after congresswoman brings dirty jars of water to hearing
This isn't exclusive to datacenters, any sort of large construction projects should be under the microscope right now. If there are legal loopholes allowing water supplies to be contaminated, that should be addressed. Meta and any other companies responsible for this should be billed the costs for cleaning up or for funding additional water treatment solutions to make up for this.
Wait for billionaire Zuck to make a quick phone call to Trump followed by a "donation" and the EPA will say that there is nothing wrong with the water.
Non-zero chance we will get clips of RFK drinking the water on TikTok while promising that it’s safe
Brown water means its got more minerals which are good for ya.
It's what power plants crave
Just imagine having clear water to drink. Like a toilet.
This is like the right mix of stupid that I could see someone actually making this argument.
We live in a very normal time.
I hope they regard it as attempted murder (multiple cases)!
Silly rabbit. Laws are for Poors!
I always imagine Facebook HQ being heavily postered with “What would Cancer do?” as guidance on tricky issues like environmental safety or ethical dilemmas of any kind.
If only we could collectively have that kind of class consciousness
Someone call Erin Brockovich!
How do they even manage that, is there no filtration at all for the water supply or have they been pumping dirty water back in - which shouldn't be allowed even if it was clean.
Not an expert but I believe some municipalities (and some older homes) rely on well water with pretty minimal treatment. This is usually fine because the water moves through the well system so slowly everything naturally filters, but if you suddenly have a data center or fracking system forcing orders of magnitude more water through the ecosystem than was originally designed, those natural filtration systems start to fail catastrophically.
Did you stay at a Holiday Inn last night?
Sir, this is a Wendy's.
Not only that, but if there are chemicals in that water that can't be filtered, that's just in the well water now. As someone who grew up on well water in the country, that's terrifying, as you aren't gonna get water pumped in at a price that is viable. Especially when you realize most of rural Georgia is like that (same with a lot of southern states).
From a quick search, it looks like the construction site is here: Meta Stanton Springs Data Center #2 https://cartes.app/?allez=Meta+Stanton+Springs+Data+Center+%25232%7Cw1282590996%7C-83.67669%7C33.59840
It's very close to a number of streams/creeks that feed into lakes and other water sources nearby.
With the amount of vegetation that has been removed, all it takes is a good rainy day to have a lot of that mud running off into the water supply.
Should clean the jars before filling them with dirty water.
Agreed, no one is going to take her seriously if she's using dirty jars!
EPA? Weren't they abolished in the purge?
EPA promises immediate investigation
You mean the oil exec Cheeto lackey that got put in place as the director of the EPA, that EPA? He will have it investigated and the results will be that meta isn't doing anything wrong
this post was submitted on 22 May 2026
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