EL PASO, Texas – (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso residents gathered to express concerns about Project Jupiter, a $165 billion data center initiative proposed to be built near Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
Despite the project’s promise of over 750 full-time jobs and a $300 million investment in lieu of property taxes over 30 years, community members are worried about its environmental impact.
Miguel Escoto, organizer at the Amanecer Peoples Project, emphasized the need for community organization, stating, “We were caught by surprise and on our back foot as a civil society.”…