Food & Water Watch pushes 2027 legislation targeting Oracle’s 1,400-acre Doña Ana County campus and its 10 million tons of annual emissions

By Rex Edison
Gadget Review
July 8, 2026

Here’s the supposedly green version of Oracle’s Project Jupiter: an estimated 10.1 million tons of greenhouse gases per year, according to Oil & Gas Watch’s analysis of permit documents. That’s down from roughly 14 million tons under the original gas-plant design — and still more than Albuquerque and Las Cruces produce combined.

Critics of proposed legislation say data center ban could send harmful economic message

By Dan Boyd and Algernon D’Ammassa

Albuquerque Journal

July 2, 2026

SANTA FE — New Mexico could become the first state to enact a moratorium on new data centers, under a proposal unveiled Thursday by four Democratic lawmakers.

By Algernon D’Ammassa
Albuquerque Journal
June 23, 2026

LAS CRUCES — As community opposition to the construction of a hyperscale data center for Oracle and OpenAI continues without relent, Doña Ana County faces a new lawsuit from the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government over the transparency of its deliberations.

By Lorien House
El Paso Matters
June 17, 2026

All over the United States, people are protesting new data centers because of obvious harms: energy consumption, water use and contamination, waste (including vast quantities of e-waste), air, light and noise pollution. …

Suit argues that county violated the law in Project Jupiter approval

March 25, 2026

by Las Cruces Bulletin

Judge Jennifer DeLaney denied Doña Ana County Commission’s motion to dismiss NMELC’s lawsuit against the county for its approval of tax incentives for Project Jupiter during a hearing held in the Third Judicial Court on Friday, March 20. The decision is a victory for community members who will be harmed if the massive hyperscale data center moves forward.

March 24, 2026

by KOB

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A lawsuit against a controversial, proposed data center in southern New Mexico just landed a major win in court.

A judge denied the Doña Ana County Commission’s request to throw out an environmental group’s lawsuit against Project Jupiter.

Doña Ana County vote on incentives will be reviewed by court

March 24, 2026

by Algernon D’Ammassa
Albuquerque Journal

LAS CRUCES — One of the lawsuits challenging Doña Ana County’s support of the data center complex known as Project Jupiter will move forward after a state judge dismissed a bid to have the case dropped.

March 23, 2026

by Joshua Bowling
Source NM

Critics say changing figures keep community in the dark

A recent court filing from the tech giant Oracle says Project Jupiter, the massive data center campus under construction in Southern New Mexico, will create “at least 800” jobs once it’s built — an apparent reduction of nearly 50% from what developers have publicly promised.

by Organ Mountain News

A judge denied Doña Ana County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit over Project Jupiter incentives, allowing the case to move forward and ordering review of the county’s decision.

Court denies county’s motion to dismiss, orders review of decision to approve $165 billion in incentives

LAS CRUCES – A state judge has denied Doña Ana County’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its approval of tax incentives tied to Project Jupiter. …

March 22, 2026

by Gabe Chavez
KRQE

DOÑA ANA COUNTY, N.M.– A significant victory has been achieved by a New Mexico environmental group against a proposed data center in southwestern New Mexico amid efforts to dismiss the lawsuit. Known as Project Jupiter, the center is a controversial development located in Doña Ana County. …

March 21, 2026

by Paul Schulz
KVIA

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by the New Mexico Environmental Law Center against Doña Ana County can move forward, despite efforts by the county to have the case dismissed. …

March 20, 2026

by KFOX

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — A judge has denied the Dona Ana County Board of Commissioners’ request to dismiss an IRB/LEDA funding lawsuit tied to Project Jupiter filed by the New Mexico Environmental Law Center.

The lawsuit is the second filed last month against the county commission.

March 20, 2026
KTSM

EL PASO, Texas — A District Court judge in Las Cruces has ruled that the New Mexico Environmental Law Center’s lawsuit against Doña Ana County and its financing of the controversial Project Jupiter data center project can move ahead.

According to the center, Judge Jennifer DeLaney denied the Doña Ana County Commission’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit during a hearing on Friday, March 20. …

Judge allows lawsuit over Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners’ Project Jupiter vote to continue

By Danielle Prokop
Source NM
March 20, 2026

… On Friday, Sixth Judicial District Judge Jennifer DeLaney struck down Doña Ana County’s motion to toss the New Mexico Environmental Law Center’s October lawsuit against its Board of County Commissioners, which alleges the body acted inappropriately when it approved the massive data center development despite missing application pages. DeLaney allowed the lawsuit to continue, though she also denied NMELC’s motion to pause the county’s actions until the suit was resolved….

March 2, 2026

New Mexico Environment Department
Air Quality Bureau – Permitting Section
525 Camino de los Marquez, Ste. 1
Santa Fe, NM 87505

Via email to aqb-acoma-microgrids@env.nm.gov and NMED Public Comment Portal

Re: Community Members Initial Comments on Application for Initial NSR Permit Acoma, LLC – West Microgrid, Permit No. 10734 and TEMPO Agency Interest No. 41311 …