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A rendering of Project Jupiter with a public comment in which an Albuquerque resident writes that prior comments in favor of the development made under her name were submitted without her knowledge or consent. (Rendering courtesy of STACK Infrastructure)

New Mexico AG finds ‘substantial share’ of Project Jupiter public comments raise concerns

This story was originally published by Source NM. It is republished here with permission. By Joshua Bowling, Source NM — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez in a Wednesday letter to New Mexico Environment Department Secretary James Kenney said that a “substantial share” of public comments on the pending air quality permit application for the […]

A map of the proposed pipeline Energy Transfer submitted in its early 2026 application to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (Photo courtesy of FERC)

Jobs, Workers & Economy

New Mexico AG challenges federal commission’s review of proposed Project Jupiter gas pipeline

By Joshua Bowling, Source New Mexico — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is pushing back against the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s review of a proposed gas pipeline intended to power the Project Jupiter data center, calling it “inadequate.” Texas-based Energy Transfer early this year asked federal regulatory officials to approve construction of a […]

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)

Environment, Conservation & Climate

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

by Source NM July 8, 2026July 8, 2026

This story was originally published by Source NM By Joshua Bowling, Source NM 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 residents’ names […]