AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoData Center Pressure: Oracle is urging federal regulators to fast-track a gas pipeline for its Project Jupiter data center in Doña Ana County. New Mexico’s attorney general says the review should assess the pipeline and data center together, while local officials have challenged the project’s impacts. Three proposed data centers could also undercut climate plans in New Mexico and El Paso. Farm and Water Stress: New Mexico producers told Sen. Martin Heinrich that drought and rising fuel costs are squeezing small farms; one Corrales farmer says drought has wiped out his orchard. In Hatch, heavy rain and plant disease have damaged chile crops, with one farm harvesting only a quarter of its crop. Methane Rules: The EPA says it is days away from proposing a rollback of oil and gas methane standards, potentially allowing more leaks, venting and flaring. Mexican Wolves: Conservationists are challenging the federal designation of New Mexico’s Mexican gray wolves as “nonessential,” which limits protections for the rare population. Climate History: A study of ancient pollen at White Sands suggests people there witnessed rapid environmental change during the last ice age.
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