New Mexico Environment Department to hold hearing for Project Jupiter data center air quality permit

New Mexico Environment Department to hold hearing for Project Jupiter data center air quality permit

The New Mexico Environment Department will hold a public hearing on the pending air quality permit application for Project Jupiter, the controversial Oracle and OpenAI data center under construction in Doña Ana County, following high public interest and complaints that…

Climate advocacy org urges New Mexico leaders to adopt data center moratorium

Aerial photos taken on June 26, 2026, show the construction site for Project Jupiter, the Oracle and OpenAI data center project planned for southern New Mexico. (Courtesy of Alexa Reynaud, Food & Water Watch, with aerial support provided by LightHawk)The climate advocacy organization Food and Water Watch on Tuesday published a report urging New Mexico lawmakers to adopt a data center moratorium, citing high levels of estimated air pollution and …

New Report, Photos Make Urgent Case for Data Center Moratorium In New Mexico

As Project Jupiter – one of the most notorious data center projects in the country – makes another attempt to get air quality permits, environmental organization Food & Water Watch released a new report making the urgent case for a statewide moratorium on data centers and their development.  The new report is released alongside new, shocking aerial photos that reveal the scale of Project Jupiter.   “Seeing Project Jupiter from above allowed me t…

New Mexico state senators voice Project Jupiter concerns – New Mexico News Port

By Serena Johnson | KRWG On Thursday, July 2, four New Mexico state senators spoke to community members about their concerns and criticisms of Project Jupiter and announced a public listening session scheduled for next month. State Sens. Carrie Hamblen, Joseph Cervantes, Jeff Steinborn and Bill Soules held the conference at La Llorona Park. Behind […]