Yucca Growth Infrastructure, LLC-YGI Microgrid Air Quality Construction Permit Application

Comment From: Autumn Charley

7/06/26 @ 12:26 PM

The proposed design has an individual exhaust stack on each fuel cell, of which there will be 2,275. It would be inefficient to place monitors and controls on each individual stack and there are NO proposed pollution controls on any of these stacks. ...↓

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Comment From: Vivien Győri

7/06/26 @ 12:26 PM

Stop project Jupiter!!!!

The public should be given an additional 60 days to review and comment on the air quality permit so community members can participate equitably.
The air quality permit application should be denied outright given Bloom Energy...↓

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Comment From: Vivian P

7/06/26 @ 12:25 PM

I am a resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and I am asking that you deny Yucca Growth Infrastructure's air quality permit. Being a resident of a midwest state, we are experiencing climiate change first hand every winter, winter are no longer the same, s...↓

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Comment From: Mirta Rodriguez

7/06/26 @ 12:25 PM

I am writing to express my support for Project Jupiter, which I believe offers significant benefits for our community.

Project Jupiter is poised to bring substantial economic growth to Dona Ana County. It is anticipated to create 4,000 construction...↓

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Comment From: Daniel J

7/06/26 @ 12:25 PM

Se debe otorgar al público un plazo adicional de 60 días para revisar y comentar sobre el permiso de calidad del aire, a fin de que los miembros de la comunidad puedan participar de manera equitativa.

La solicitud del permiso de calidad del aire deb...↓

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Comment From: Wyatt Freihon

7/06/26 @ 12:25 PM

I'm speaking out against the the construction of wasteful data centers that serve no purpose other than to taint water, waste land, and make the rich richer. The public should be given an additional 60 days to review and comment on the air quality pe...↓

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Comment From: Manuel Octavio

7/06/26 @ 12:24 PM

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Comment From: Peyton Louis

7/06/26 @ 12:24 PM

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Comment From: Rosemarie Pantoja

7/06/26 @ 12:24 PM

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7/06/26 @ 12:24 PM

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7/06/26 @ 12:24 PM

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Comment From: Matthew Adams

7/06/26 @ 12:24 PM

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Comment From: Souheir Rawlings

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

This is a terrible project and I oppose it vehemently.

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Comment From: Madison Stone

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

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Comment From: Carmel Elerby

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

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Comment From: Bella Williams

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

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7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

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Comment From: Douglas McCabe

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

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Comment From: Christopher Maldonado

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

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Comment From: Lisa Nelson

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

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Comment From: Fernando Medina

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

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Comment From: Jade R

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

I live in Southern Doña Ana County and under no circumstances do I want experimental technology deployed at an unprecedented scale in my backyard. Yucca Growth Infrastructure's gas-powered fuel cell plant is 1,000 times larger than Bloom Energy's big...↓gest existing fuel cell plant. In fact, worldwide, Bloom Energy has developed 1.4 GW of fuel cell technology across more than a thousand locations, yet Yucca Growth Infrastructure is asking for nearly double that (2.46 GW of fuel cells) at a singular location. The largest fuel cell plant in the entire world is more than 30 times smaller than the fuel cell plant under consideration in Santa Teresa. There is absolutely no way to know, with certainty, what the actual pollution levels will be given the tremendous size differential, and thus gap in data, between operational fuel cell plants and this theoretical plant proposed by Yucca Growth Infrastructure. Betting the livability of our county on this unpredictable and unproven plan would be a total capitulation and betrayal of your so-called values: "protects the public health of New Mexicans...by preventing the deterioration of air quality;" "protect and restore the environment...foster a healthy NM for present and future generations" Though approximations of annual air pollution were provided, the testing used an extremely weak methodology leaving us, ultimately, with pseudoscientific guesses that have large margins of error. Estimated pollution levels for this gas-powered fuel cell plant are based on only three 4-hour pollution tests from a very small unit (only 65 kW). This is a far cry from thousands of sweltering fuel cells operating 24/7 at maximum output in close proximity, all in the scorching heat of our open desert. The lack of rigorous testing at even this small of a scale is lazy and very concerning, especially given that the gas power plant Yucca Growth Infrastructure wants to build is 37,000 times bigger than this unit. A 15% "safety margin" was added to the numbers provided by the applicant. Safety margins are not usually added if a company is confident in the accuracy of their pollution estimates. Even small variations from this superficial test will result in massively different levels of pollution and given that the plant will be 37,000 bigger than the testing unit, a 15% safety margin is completely insufficient–it could work as a margin for a single unit, but not the entire plant. If a unit has a 0.01% chance of failing (sounds promising right?), the odds of 37,000 of those units working perfectly at the same time is 2.47% (pathetically low feasibility). That means there is a 97.53% chance that the plant will experience at least one failure. What will the exact level of redundancy be? Will more fuel cells be rubberstamped or pollution levels overlooked in five years or less due to age-related inefficiencies?

What about cases of catastrophic failure? Are we approving those deadly incidents of pollution in advance without any real data informing us of the risks at this scale? Highly flammable hydrogen under high pressure only needs a microscopic crack to leak out, ignite, explode, and level entire neighborhoods and schools while sending shockwaves into nearby counties. Assuming this risk, an act of gross negligence, at a scale that has never even remotely been demonstrated in practice would be unbelievably careless. These permits must be denied outright. If further deliberation is desired, a public hearing in Santa Teresa is non-negotiable.

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Comment From: Eric Bustillos

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

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Comment From: Suzanne Demarco

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

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Comment From: Ana Ortiz

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

Don't do it

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Comment From: Julian Baca

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

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Comment From: Tyrell Yeezy

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

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Comment From: Leandra Lucero

7/06/26 @ 12:23 PM

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Comment From: Terry Wilson

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Darrion Jones

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Erika Wilson

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

The government and related agencies are here to support the environment and people who live here. In NM, that has been blatantly ignored in the name of capitalism and corporate interests and this is a fast track to harm every person, animal and plant...↓

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Comment From: Junior Hogues

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Susan Carver

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Chrystle Horn

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Aurelio Lopez

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Monica Ramirez

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Jayden Rodriguez

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Keylon Dorsey

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Devann Gilroy

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

I live in Doña Ana County and under no circumstances do I want experimental technology deployed at an unprecedented scale in my backyard. Yucca Growth Infrastructure's gas-powered fuel cell plant is 1,000 times larger than Bloom Energy's biggest exis...↓ting fuel cell plant. In fact, worldwide, Bloom Energy has developed 1.4 GW of fuel cell technology across more than a thousand locations, yet Yucca Growth Infrastructure is asking for nearly double that (2.46 GW of fuel cells) at a singular location. The largest fuel cell plant in the entire world is more than 30 times smaller than the fuel cell plant under consideration in Santa Teresa. There is absolutely no way to know, with certainty, what the actual pollution levels will be given the tremendous size differential, and thus gap in data, between operational fuel cell plants and this theoretical plant proposed by Yucca Growth Infrastructure. Betting the livability of our county on this unpredictable and unproven plan would be a total capitulation and betrayal of your so-called values: "protects the public health of New Mexicans...by preventing the deterioration of air quality;" "protect and restore the environment...foster a healthy NM for present and future generations"

Though approximations of annual air pollution were provided, the testing used an extremely weak methodology leaving us, ultimately, with pseudoscientific guesses that have large margins of error. Estimated pollution levels for this gas-powered fuel cell plant are based on only three 4-hour pollution tests from a very small unit (only 65 kW). This is a far cry from thousands of sweltering fuel cells operating 24/7 at maximum output in close proximity, all in the scorching heat of our open desert. The lack of rigorous testing at even this small of a scale is lazy and very concerning, especially given that the gas power plant Yucca Growth Infrastructure wants to build is 37,000 times bigger than this unit.

A 15% "safety margin" was added to the numbers provided by the applicant. Safety margins are not usually added if a company is confident in the accuracy of their pollution estimates. Even small variations from this superficial test will result in massively different levels of pollution and given that the plant will be 37,000 bigger than the testing unit, a 15% safety margin is completely insufficient–it could work as a margin for a single unit, but not the entire plant. If a unit has a 0.01% chance of failing (sounds promising right?), the odds of 37,000 of those units working perfectly at the same time is 2.47% (pathetically low feasibility). That means there is a 97.53% chance that the plant will experience at least one failure. What will the exact level of redundancy be? Will more fuel cells be rubberstamped or pollution levels overlooked in five years or less due to age-related inefficiencies?

What about cases of catastrophic failure? Are we approving those deadly incidents of pollution in advance without any real data informing us of the risks at this scale? Highly flammable hydrogen under high pressure only needs a microscopic crack to leak out, ignite, explode, and level entire neighborhoods and schools while sending shockwaves into nearby counties. Assuming this risk, an act of gross negligence, at a scale that has never even remotely been demonstrated in practice would be unbelievably careless. These permits must be denied outright. If further deliberation is desired, a public hearing in Santa Teresa is non-negotiable.

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Comment From: Mike Gonzalez

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Susan Logan

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Victor Singleton

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

I think it's a good idea for saving the water and the jobs will be much appreciated.ty

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Comment From: Mark McKee

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Samara Ware

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

Us humans can live without AI. These data centers will not help humanity as one wants us to believe it will. Taking up any clean drinking water, destroying habitats of native animals, releasing carbon dioxide in the air, isn't helpful. We as humans n...↓

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Comment From: Jazmin Lopez

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Joey Flores

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Juan Carlos Mejia

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

El Jupiter es puro veneno: Tienen que pararlo ya, no mas. No permiso para que sigan.

Se debe otorgar al público un plazo adicional de 60 días para revisar y comentar sobre el permiso de calidad del aire, a fin de que los miembros de la comunidad pue...↓

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Comment From: Amir White

7/06/26 @ 12:22 PM

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Comment From: Ryan Cox

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Jason David

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Thomas Peachey

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Evelin Castorena

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Eduardo Antonio Lopez

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Kimberly Lucero

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

I Iove that there trying to save water I think that's very important especially right now the way the world is going.

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Comment From: Travis Tso

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Kayleigh Nunez

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Jontae Calderon

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Darviona Jones

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Noah Nash

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Cynthia Melo

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Archie Fallon

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Eric Lara

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

Looking forward to learning more about project Jupiter thank you for a great alternative

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Comment From: Nae Galloway

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Lluvia Barroso

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

We are living in a time of destruction, one day everyone will notice that the world and the beautiful animals that surround us cease to exists and it'll be all our faults. The public should be given an additional 60 days to review and comment on the ...↓

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Comment From: Chris Armstrong

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

I am commenting in strong opposition to Project Jupiter. Please extend the deadline another 60 days or abandon the project all together, as this is only perpetuating environmental racism.

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Comment From: Danaih Powell

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Socorro Romero

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

Yo no quiero permitir Project Jupiter. Queremos una junta pública y que nos expliquen porque el condado pasó todo estos requisitos sin consultar con la comunidad. Necesitamos Agua Limpia!!!

Se debe otorgar al público un plazo adicional de 60 días pa...↓

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Comment From: Jaime Renteria

7/06/26 @ 12:21 PM

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Comment From: Annette Claycomb

7/06/26 @ 12:20 PM

I am a real really concerned human who opposes the Jupiter Project because it uses much more water than its ecosystem can support, with no benefit to anyone but its investors. Please STOP this project now.

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Comment From: Sylvia Evaro

7/06/26 @ 12:20 PM

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Comment From: Pola Przybylska

7/06/26 @ 12:20 PM

I am a resident of Pola_ and I am asking that you deny Yucca Growth Infrastructure's air quality permit. I live here with many generations of my family and this is our home. I want to continue raising my children here knowing they have a safe and sec...↓ure future. That future is under threat with this proposed air quality permit. A change to fuel cells has minimal impacts on the suffering we will endure as a result of the gas plant's air pollution. To add 10 million tons of carbon dioxide pollution and a vague estimate of toxic emissions to our active and long-time nonattainment zone would be nothing short of blatant environmental racism. Our metro area is currently 16th worst in the nation for ozone pollution and we have received a failing grade on this air quality standard every single year since 2000. We are already breathing some of the most compromised air in the country. It is unacceptable to invite a new source of hyperscale air pollution into our communities. The carbon dioxide pollution alone will heat our atmosphere at a much faster pace and promote the formation of even more ground-level ozone. Last summer, my 7 year old suffered a grand mal seizure while on the playground at school because the extreme heat led to electrolyte imbalances. My brother works outside everyday without shade or rest breaks and has nowhere to keep his insulin cool. I can barely pay my electricity bills in the summer as it is. We cannot afford more intense heat. The other toxic air pollutants are extremely dangerous–many of them at very low levels. How am I supposed to send my kids to school knowing what they are breathing in? Knowing it can cause permanent brain damage or breathing complications before they have had a chance to grow up. Fuel cells also create hazardous waste and the fuel cell provider for this project has a history of illegally dumping this waste and hiding it for several years. This company will likely repeat its bad habits, illegally dumping dangerous and undisclosed chemicals into our public landfills, and we will just have to wait until somebody notices? Our county has and continues to face an illegal dumping epidemic so how can I be sure that these systemic oversight failures we have locally won't continue and expand to include this dangerous and experimental fuel cell operation. A fine for illegal dumping does not undo damage or its spread once our aquifer and soils are contaminated. It also will not re-capture the volatile chemicals that are released into the air when hazardous waste is improperly stored and disposed of.

My family's health and safety should be worth more than the profits of out-of-state corporations. The only defensible options moving forward are to deny this air permit or you must hold a public hearing in-person in Santa Teresa with a component for virtual participation. Materials and the hearing itself must be translated into Spanish and meet any other accessibility needs requested by community members.

Stop destroying OUR planet

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Comment From: Ayda Alawneh

7/06/26 @ 12:20 PM

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Comment From: Juliette Moreno

7/06/26 @ 12:20 PM

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Comment From: Caleb Solis

7/06/26 @ 12:20 PM

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7/06/26 @ 12:20 PM

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Comment From: Keith Tracy

7/06/26 @ 12:20 PM

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Comment From: Ronnie Valles

7/06/26 @ 12:20 PM

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Comment From: Chris Valverde

7/06/26 @ 12:20 PM

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Comment From: Rigo Renados

7/06/26 @ 12:20 PM

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Comment From: José Saldaña Jr.

7/06/26 @ 12:19 PM

Necesitamos agua limpia no que no la roben. Necesitamos respuestas honestas! Que no nos mientan porque nuestra salud está en riesgo!

Se debe otorgar al público un plazo adicional de 60 días para revisar y comentar sobre el permiso de calidad del air...↓

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Comment From: Bradley Baker

7/06/26 @ 12:18 PM

Please reject, I am concerned that this project doesn't do enough to limit the impacts it will have to our air quality and doesn't have sufficient checks in place to monitor. The amount of damage this will lead to will be unprecedented and completely...↓

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Comment From: Elizabeth Gutierrez

7/06/26 @ 12:18 PM

I grew up in New Mexico and attended New Mexico public schools, New Mexico State University and the University of New Mexico law school. I practiced law in Las Cruces and have lived in Doña Ana County for over fifty years.

I am extremely concer...↓

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Comment From: Maria Saldaña

7/06/26 @ 12:18 PM

Yo no quiero permitir porque contanina el medio ambiente. Que nos dejen saber y explicar todo el daño que nos va hacer. Queremos una junta pública para todos los cuidadanos porque nos esconden muchas cosas que tambien el pueblo tiene que saber. Quere...↓

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Comment From: Maria ---

7/06/26 @ 12:18 PM

America is full of beautiful creatures and is itself a mixing pot of many cultures. to take away the land that brings us all together is to take away the soul of America itself..

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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

7/06/26 @ 12:17 PM

I strongly stand in opposition against Project Jupiter. My family's health and safety should be worth more than the profits of out-of-state corporations. The only defensible options moving forward are to deny this air permit or you must hold a public...↓

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Comment From: Lindsay Brenner

7/06/26 @ 12:17 PM

Stop project Jupiter. No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Comment From: Lib -

7/06/26 @ 12:17 PM

We don't need more data centers

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Comment From: Sugey Graciano

7/06/26 @ 12:16 PM

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Comment From: Ryan Chavira

7/06/26 @ 12:16 PM

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Comment From: Bertha Miller

7/06/26 @ 12:16 PM

Keep up the good work love to see the people out here in about this love you guys always support you Jupiter

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Comment From: Emily Dee

7/06/26 @ 12:15 PM

I feel they should donate towards are elder croud more affordable essentials with the money and jobs brought to the county in related to community support and creatively finding support for families

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Comment From: Linda Mattox

7/06/26 @ 12:15 PM

Project Jupiter turbines / fuel cells for power will give off toxic emissions, known (methane, carbon dioxside) plus unknown and noise. Increasing surface temperatures, that will make climate change, worse for future generations. 2 States will be aff...↓

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Comment From: Joseph Perrault

7/06/26 @ 12:15 PM

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Comment From: Patricia Lauderdale

7/06/26 @ 12:15 PM

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Comment From: Miguel Gonzales

7/06/26 @ 12:15 PM

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Comment From: Ciara Styles

7/06/26 @ 12:15 PM

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Comment From: Shannon Herrera

7/06/26 @ 12:15 PM

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Comment From: Danica Orona

7/06/26 @ 12:15 PM

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Comment From: Grace Carmona-Yong

7/06/26 @ 12:15 PM

Please do not build this data center. We are already in a historic drought and we cannot afford to waste this much more water. It would also harm the community around the center. You say it would create jobs but at what cost?

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Comment From: Vaughn Spence

7/06/26 @ 12:15 PM

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