Washington, Sept. 24 -- Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03) unveiled her No Blank Checks for Data Centers Principles, a set of clear standards to protect New Mexico families, water, land, and local communities as companies seek to build massive data centers across the state. The Congresswoman called for a moratorium on new data center development in New Mexico until companies meet the principles she laid out.
"The role of government is to protect us from greedy corporations," said Congresswoman Leger Fernandez. "Data centers want our water, our land, and our power. Communities may want the jobs they could bring to New Mexico. But we will not give them...