Acoma Pueblo Governor Urges Trump Administration to Leave Chaco Buffer Zone in Place

Acoma Pueblo governor urges Trump administration to leave Chaco buffer zone in place

The withdrawal from oil and gas development was put in place by then-Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in 2023.

The federal government declared Puebla a buffer zone, given the risk of entry of the cattle sweeper worm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), a pest that affects hot-blooded animals. Also known as a buffer zone or protection zone, it is an area that acts as a barrier or separator and serves to protect a demarcation from possible negative impacts of another, whether for health, environmental or safety reasons. Fernando Patiño García, president of the Regio…