Navajo Nation Reaffirms Opposition to 10-Mile Buffer at Chaco

Navajo Nation Reaffirms Opposition to 10-Mile Buffer at Chaco

Navajo Nation (Nov. 16, 2021) — The 24th Navajo Nation Council reaffirmed its opposition to the Biden Administration proposal of a 20-year ban on oil and gas drilling within a 10-mile radius of the Chaco Cultural Heritage site in northwestern New Mexico on...
Biden Moving to Ban Drilling Around Chaco Canyon

Biden Moving to Ban Drilling Around Chaco Canyon

Santa Fe New Mexican (Nov. 16, 2021) – The Biden administration announced a much-awaited move toward barring federal oil and gas leasing in a 10-mile zone around the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, stepping into a decades-long tug of war between the...
IPANM Issues Statement on Latest Chaco Buffer Zone Proposal

IPANM Issues Statement on Latest Chaco Buffer Zone Proposal

IPANM (Nov. 15, 2021) — In response to the Biden Administration’s announcement of a new federal drilling ban around Chaco Canyon, IPANM releases the following statement: “Chaco Canyon is a sacred treasure. Safe and responsible oil & gas development...