Why Project Jupiter Opponents Are Taking “Trial by Ambush” Complaint to NM Supreme Court

Environmental group asks NM Supreme Court to pause Project Jupiter’s air quality permit hearing

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)An environmental group, backed by two southern New Mexico lawmakers, on Wednesday asked the state Supreme Court to pause the scheduled air quality permit hearing for data center Project Jupiter over…

Why Project Jupiter opponents are taking “trial by ambush” complaint to NM Supreme Court

The post Why Project Jupiter opponents are taking “trial by ambush” complaint to NM Supreme Court appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. An advocacy group is asking the New Mexico Supreme Court to table Project Jupiter’s air quality permit proceedings as soon as possible, describing in an emergency writ filed Wednesday alleged violations of due process it says constitute a “trial by ambush.”  New Energy Economy notes that it is not asking the…

Group asks state Supreme Court to table Project Jupiter air quality permit process

New Energy Economy filed an emergency writ with the New Mexico Supreme Court on Wednesday, citing due process concerns.