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NMED

NMED is the New Mexico Environment Department, which has jurisdiction over environmental regulations that can affect data center operations near the Texas-New Mexico border, particularly regarding water usage and emissions compliance.

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July 8, 2026

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New Mexico faces a 2027 moratorium bill push from Food & Water Watch, with Project Jupiter (Oracle and OpenAI) drawing fire; the revised Bloom Energy fuel-cell plan still projects emissions surpassing Albuquerque and Las Cruces combined per NMED filings.

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