Join us to learn about Project Jupiter — a 1,000 megaWatt data center fast-tracked in Santa Teresa by Doña Ana County officials. A poorly understood and nontransparent amendment passed by the legislature this year made Project Jupiter possible. Local and state governments are promoting this development while ignoring its water supply, air pollution, and carbon footprint impacts. Hear State Representatives speak out about the betrayal of their communities and the hard truth of finding water in the Lower Rio Grande.
As a new year begins, New Mexico’s water challenges are clear, but solutions remain unsettled. Discussions are behind closed doors. Political will, Rio Grande Compact compliance, statutory authority, agency priorities and capacity, and budget choices together frame the current state of the State’s water and the choices now facing New Mexico.