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NM Environment Department (NMED)

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Air quality permit authority; decision expected Jul 21 2026

Conflicts of interest · 1

Captured regulator — NMED budget dependency

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Relationships · 13

Led byJames Kenney ContractsApaluma Officer of (of them)Tatiana D. Engelmann Officer of (of them)Drew Goretzka Officer of (of them)Jonas Armstrong Officer of (of them)Michelle Miano Officer of (of them)John Rhoderick Officer of (of them)Meta Hirschl Officer of (of them)Zachary Ogaz Staffed byJulia Kuhn Staffed byTodd Hochman Staffed byLuis Lopez Staffed bySahil Kassanjee

In the timeline · 10

Mar 1, 2024NMED penalizes CRRUA — $251,580 proposed Jun 16, 2026NMED's modeling review lands Jul 6, 2026The public comment period closes Jul 16, 2026The hearing is set for October 19 Jul 29, 2026Two days later, the hearing moves five weeks earlier ~Aug 6, 2026The motion to revert is denied Aug 24, 2026Technical testimony and prehearing motions due Sep 3, 2026Rebuttal and motion responses due Sep 14, 2026The hearing begins Nov 23, 2026The NMED decision deadline

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In the Watch · 6

documentBorderPlex–State of NM MOU (Feb 25 2025)

eventNMED 'all air permits delayed' budget notice (Jan 2025)

eventEIB denies NMED fee-increase petition (Oct 2024)

eventNMED incomplete-determination letters / PSD near-miss (Dec 2025)

eventRoper Concrete permit denied, EIB-reversed (2025)

eventNMED deems the Bloom fuel-cell application complete (Jun 3 2026)

Sources · 4

governmentNM Environment Department — scheduling order in the Project Jupiter air-permit docket, AQB 26-57(P) (Jul. 16, 2026) ↗governmentNM Environment Department — amended scheduling order resetting the Project Jupiter air-permit hearing, AQB 26-57(P) (Jul. 29, 2026) ↗newsOrgan Mountain News — Project Jupiter air-permit hearing approved, decision delayed ↗primary-sourceNM Environmental Law Center — 16-organization letter to NMED demanding transparency on the Project Jupiter air permits (Jan. 2026) ↗

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