Meta’s data center in Wyoming contaminated Cheyenne’s wastewater system with a rare bacteria. Roughly a week after the contamination was made public, Senator Cynthia Lummis sold her land to Microsoft for ANOTHER data center project there. Now, residents are coming together to defend the town’s scenic landscapes from Big Tech. “Seeing the Milky Way from your backyard…we can’t lose that.” “Water is life, air is life…Not something in a cloud that is gonna be digital trash in two years.” Host: @the_big_man_garrett Producers: @yuremaperezhinojosa, @the_big_man_garrett Videographer: Rob Jackson Supervising Producer: Court Fuller

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