Arizona — Environmental / Health
Benson Aluminum Smelter
● Benson, AZ — San Pedro River Watershed
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Regulatory Filing — ADEQ
Aluminum Dynamics, Inc. — Air Quality Permit
Official ADEQ air quality permit for the 174,000 sq ft aluminum recycling facility. Documents PFC and hydrogen chloride emissions exceeding major source thresholds. 388 gal/min groundwater draw. Less than 0.5 miles from a school. Permit issued December 2025.
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Investigative Journalism — AZ Luminaria
Benson Aluminum Plant — Full Investigation (Oct 2025)
How a Mississippi company chose a rural Arizona town on the San Pedro River after being rejected elsewhere. Documents the permit process, proximity to schools and nursing homes, and community health impacts.
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Legal Filing
Health Over Wealth Benson — Lawsuit (Sep 2025)
Community organization Health Over Wealth Benson filed suit challenging the ADEQ permit. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is considering a public nuisance action against the project.
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Scientific Reference — SEHN
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) — Health Risk Summary
PFCs from aluminum smelting are linked to childhood asthma and arthritis in women and persist in the environment for thousands of years.
New Mexico — Environmental / Financial
Project Jupiter — AI Data Center
● Doña Ana County, NM — Santa Teresa
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Investigative Journalism — Source New Mexico
Project Jupiter — Public Hearing Ordered (Mar 2026)
7,155 public comments forced NMED to order a public hearing. Decision pushed to July 21, 2026. OpenAI and Oracle backing $165B in public bonds for a massive AI data center powered by private gas-fired microgrids.
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Permit Filing — NMED
Project Jupiter — Split Air Permit Applications
Project split across two separate air permit applications to avoid triggering stricter state review thresholds. Combined GHG emissions equal to Albuquerque + Las Cruces combined annually. 17-mile, $60M gas pipeline proposed to feed private power plants.
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Legal Resource — Clean Air Act
How to Challenge an Air Quality Permit
Rights under the Clean Air Act to comment, request hearings, and challenge final permit decisions. Used by New Mexico residents to force the Project Jupiter public hearing.
New Mexico — Financial / Consumer
NM Credit Union Watch
● New Mexico Statewide — 15 Institutions
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Regulatory Filing — NCUA
NCUA Public Call Reports — 5300 Data (All 15 Institutions)
All financial data sourced directly from NCUA public call reports (Form 5300). Artesia CU: 24.2% of total equity in BOLI/SERP. State Employees CU: $25.8M. Sunward FCU: $26.9M. Nusenda CU: $21.3M. All figures publicly verifiable.
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Data Project
NM Credit Union Watch — Member Disclosure Project
Full analysis covering 15 NM federally tax-exempt credit unions using Bank-Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) to fund secret executive retirement plans (SERPs). Zero member votes held. Zero public disclosure. $127M+ in combined executive benefit pool.
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Regulatory Framework — NCUA
Federal Credit Union Act — Member Rights
Federal law governing credit union member rights, including voting rights on major financial decisions. Legal basis for member standing to demand disclosure of BOLI and SERP arrangements funded with member deposits.
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