Damien Willis is founder and editor of Organ Mountain News. Previously, he was a lead reporter for the Las Cruces Sun-News. From 2014 to 2017 he served as the newspaper's education reporter. He also worked for the District Attorney's office and LCPS.
Good morning from Organ Mountain News, and thanks for spending part of your Fourth of July weekend with us. This week’s newsletter starts with Project Jupiter, the massive Santa Teresa data center project that continues to raise questions about water, energy, air pollution, transparency and who gets to make
Four New Mexico state senators announced an Aug. 11 Project Jupiter listening session and criticized transparency, energy claims and environmental risks tied to the data center project.
New Mexico lawmakers plan to introduce a statewide data center moratorium after Project Jupiter drew scrutiny over water, energy, emissions and transparency.
STACK Infrastructure, developer of Project Jupiter, has been approved for up to $3.06 million in state job-training funds as county officials seek overdue job reports.
Good morning from Organ Mountain News, and thanks for spending part of your Sunday with us. This week’s newsletter is not exactly a breezy start to the day. The lead story involves a fatal hit-and-run charge near Las Cruces. From there, the week moves through a fast-
Kimberly Skaggs, identified in court filings as RPNM treasurer, was charged after deputies say she left the scene of a fatal crash near Las Cruces.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham asked Attorney General Raúl Torrez to investigate whether federal agents broke state law by allowing fentanyl shipments to go unseized in New Mexico.
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich questioned Interior nominees about New World screwworm monitoring, conservation funding, park staffing and deep-sea mining.
David Curtis remains held without bond after a judge granted prosecutors’ pretrial detention request. An eyewitness who says she was at the scene disputes parts of the police account.
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