AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoProject Jupiter & data-center backlash: New Mexico’s Project Jupiter AI hyperscale complex is still colliding with environmental and public-process concerns, with the New Mexico Supreme Court pausing parts of the permitting process and reporting highlighting how data-center fights are reshaping politics across the country. Wildlife & water stress: The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge is proposing to remove feral horses, citing drought, overgrazing, and harm to riparian habitat, with public comments open through Sept. 17. Local habitat rescue: AMAFCA is responding to wildlife trapped at a North Valley trash rack near Coors Blvd, relocating frogs and turtles and planning drainage changes to prevent pooling. Climate-disaster costs: A new report says New Mexico’s rising climate-disaster bills are being paid largely through oil and gas revenue, even though the disasters are tied to a warming planet. Health insurance squeeze: A Legislative Finance Committee analysis warns New Mexico’s Health Care Affordability Fund could become insolvent by FY2028 without cost controls. Roads: NMDOT is doing US 491 rehabilitation near Gallup and tunnel maintenance on US 82 in Otero County, with short-term lane closures and delays expected. Meta settlement (not NM-specific): Meta agreed to pay up to $17–$18 billion in a multi-state child-safety settlement, but New Mexico’s own Meta case is described as already having produced major court-ordered penalties.
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