By Noah Raess
KRWG
February 10, 2026
The New Mexico Environmental Law Center has filed a lawsuit against the Doña Ana County Commission over a closed session that occurred at the September 19th meeting where Project Jupiter received the greenlight for the IRB.
According to court documents, the NMELC alleges that the board of commissioners broke the Open Meetings Act by entering a closed meeting without proper notice and without the needed specificity as to why they did so.
Staff Attorney for the NMELC Kacey Hovden said that this lack of transparency has been a major point of concern among county residents when it comes to Project Jupiter. …
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