Federal protection removal near Chaco Canyon

The Trump Administration’s Attempt to Expand Drilling at Chaco Canyon - CleanTechnica

ALBUQUERQUE — This week, the Trump administration advanced the process of increasing oil and gas drilling on a landscape considered sacred by Pueblos and Tribes. On Tuesday, the Trump administration began a 7-day Public Scoping period, the next step in its proposal to open the Greater Chaco Region to oil ... [continued] The post The Trump Administration’s Attempt to Expand Drilling at Chaco Canyon appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Commissioner Garcia Richard's Statement On Plans In Greater Chaco Region

Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard STATE News: SANTA FE — New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard released the following statement today in response to the Trump administration’s announcement of its plans to end federal protections in the 10-mile buffer zone surrounding Chaco Canyon National Historical Park. The administration is considering revoking Public Land Order No. 7923, which withdrew about 336,404 acres of fe…

Federal protection removal near Chaco Canyon

The Bureau of Land Management will only grant one week for individuals, organizations to submit comments before the environmental review.

BLM opens comment period on proposal to shrink or remove Chaco Canyon buffer zone

A 20-year buffer zone of 10 miles around the Chaco Culture National Historical Park prohibits new mineral leasing in the area.

New Mexico leaders push back against plans to open up area around Chaco Canyon for drilling

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico leaders are pushing back against a proposal to open up the area around Chaco Canyon for oil and gas drilling. Right now, there's a ten-mile buffer zone around the national historic park in northwestern New Mexico. But the Trump administration recently announced plans to do away with that protected zone, [...]

Greater Chaco Canyon area to be stripped of protections