Federal Protection Removal Near Chaco Canyon

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.

Greater Chaco Canyon area to be stripped of protections

New Mexico officials, tribes accuse feds of rushing efforts to reverse Chaco Canyon drilling ban

A view of the Pueblo Bonito at Chaco Canyon National Historical Park, which advocates say is threatened by the Trump administration’s efforts to undo federal protections against oil and gas drilling. (Danielle Prokop/Source NM)New Mexico’s federal delegation and tribal officials on Wednesday accused the Trump administration of rushing the process to reverse a federal ban on oil and gas drilling around Chaco Culture National Historical Park by on…