Project Jupiter Data Center Air Quality Permit Hearing Set for December in Sunland Park, New Mexico
A public hearing on the air quality permit for Project Jupiter's proposed power source is scheduled to begin Dec. 7 in Sunland Park. Environmental groups have challenged the project, while new emissions modeling and Oracle's proposed emissions reductions could affect the proceedings.
A hearing on whether the New Mexico Environment Department should approve an air quality permit for the proposed power source serving Project Jupiter will begin Dec. 7 at the Sunland Park Multi-Generational Center. Hearing Officer James Browning, a retired federal judge, scheduled the first day for public comments and said additional sessions would continue as necessary.
The case has faced procedural delays, including the recusal of a previous hearing officer and a temporary pause by the New Mexico Supreme Court amid legal challenges from environmental groups. Center for Biological Diversity attorney Colin Cox said newly released modeling showed potentially higher pollutant concentrations than previously projected and that experts need time to review thousands of pages of documents. Oracle has announced plans to reduce the project's proposed emissions, and Browning also scheduled hearings on whether to dismiss the case and whether to allow further discovery.