AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoProject Jupiter: New Mexico’s attorney general says a “substantial share” of 17,419 comments on Oracle’s data center air permit were not submitted independently. A canvasser also alleges pressure to collect favorable comments. The investigation could affect the permit process as concerns grow over the project’s water use and gas-powered emissions. Rio Grande: September rains restored continuous flow through the Middle Valley after the river dried in March, but officials warn the reprieve does not resolve long-term water concerns. White Sands: New research finds the landscape around 23,000-year-old human footprints shifted sharply from cool, forested conditions to warmer, drier terrain—changes that may have occurred within a lifetime. Oil and gas: Federal plans to rewrite methane rules raise concerns as New Mexico pipeline incidents increase. Wildlife: A federal appeals court is weighing challenges to reduced protections for gray wolves, including the designation of Mexican gray wolf habitat in New Mexico as “nonessential.”
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