Meta's plans to build a new AI data center near an unspecified nuclear power plant hit a roadblock after rare pollinators were discovered on the land.

Amazon has also faced a recent setback after the government on Monday rejected a request to increase the amount of power a nuclear plant can direct to one of its data centers. It’s still allowed to use 300 megawatts from the Susquehanna plant but initially sought 480 megawatts.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta saw plans for a new AI data center fall through in part because a rare species of bee was found on land where the data center would be built, according to a report. Sources told the Financial Times that Zuckerberg was hoping to reach a deal with a nuclear power plant operator to provide electricity for the proposed data center,

Environmental regulators reportedly quashed Mark Zuckerberg’s nuclear plant partnership meant to help power Meta’s ongoing artificial intelligence projects. Details remain scarce, but the main reason for pausing plans allegedly comes down to one issue— rare bees.

Meta’s plan to join the tech race for nuclear power has reportedly been foiled by bees. A rare species of bee was found on land where the company was planning to put a nuclear-p