The developers behind Project Jupiter, the massive OpenAI and Oracle data center campus under construction in Southern New Mexico, on Monday announced they would replace their plans to build gas turbines and diesel generators with a power source that would “dramatically reduce water use and protect local air quality.”
Widespread drought and fears of a power crisis is forcing the Interior Department to start sending billions of gallons of water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir downstream to prop up Lake Powell.
Let's Talk New Mexico
We're talking all about libraries this week, especially the things that they offer that aren't books. Internet access! Food pantries! Washer and dryer? Yes!
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U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) pressed a key federal official last week about how prediction markets are regulated during a House Agricultural Committee hearing. He said these markets function just like sports betting, but without the same regulations, and that hurts tribal communities.
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Invasive species are on the march in the Colorado River, threatening everything from endangered native fish in Arizona to Colorado's juicy Palisade peaches.
- Trump's 'American flag blue' reflecting pool project gets a mixed reaction in D.C.
- South Korean court extends prison sentence for wife of ousted president
- Natural disasters can cause another crisis for those recovering from opioid addiction
- The United Arab Emirates is quitting OPEC oil cartel after nearly 60 years