US EditionTrump administration considers revoking ban on oil and gas development near Chaco historical park
The Bureau of Land Management will assess options including revoking or reducing a 20-year oil and gas ban near a protected site, amid tribal and political concerns.
- Last Thursday, the Bureau of Land Management told Native American tribes the Trump administration will hold formal meetings and conduct an environmental assessment on revoking the 20-year oil and gas ban around Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
- In 2023, former President Joe Biden's administration issued a 20-year ban on new oil and gas development within 10 miles of the UNESCO World Heritage site, prompting celebration from pueblo leaders.
- BLM will consider three options: leave the withdrawal, revoke it, or reduce the buffer, and a public comment period will follow with staff available despite the government shutdown.
- The debate has pitted the Navajo Nation against other tribes, while tribal leaders and New Mexico's Democratic congressional delegation express concern over potential rollbacks amid a Navajo lawsuit.
- As a UNESCO World Heritage site, Chaco Culture National Historical Park includes towering stone structures and ancient roads, while Picuris Pueblo researchers link tribal members to the site and Acoma, Laguna pueblos, and Hopi people cite oral histories connecting communities to Chaco.
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Trump administration considers revoking ban on oil and gas development near Chaco historical park
The Trump administration is initiating formal meetings with Native American tribes in the southwestern U.S. as it considers revoking a 20-year ban of oil and gas development across of hundreds of square miles of federal land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
Chaco Zone in Jeopardy, Again
Hi Folks, Paul Reed here, filling in for Steve this week. One of our most beloved places—Chaco Culture National Historical Park—is once again threatened. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is moving quickly to revoke the 10-mile zone of protection, the mineral withdrawal around Chaco Park. Susan Montoya Bryan reported on this for the Associated Press Monday afternoon. Archaeology Southwest and our Greater Chaco coalition partners strongly advis…
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