by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Mar 31, 2022 | A FEATURED STORY, Cultural Properties, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations, Setbacks
Farmington Daily Times (March 31, 2022) – After many years of debate, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is officially seeking comments on a proposed 10 mile buffer zone to protect the Chaco Culture National Park from oil and gas development. The comment...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Nov 28, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Cultural Properties, Drilling & Leasing, ISSUES, Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), News (Public Access)
IPANM received the following last week regarding an upcoming lease sale on Navajo Lands: FIMO Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale No. 135. Please see this link for the new date of January 13, 2022.
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Nov 17, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Cultural Properties, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Northwest Region, Rules & Regulations, Setbacks
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...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Nov 16, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Cultural Properties, Drilling & Leasing, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations, Setbacks
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...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Nov 15, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Cultural Properties, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations, Setbacks
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...
by Kacy Brown, IPANM Operations Director | Oct 15, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Cultural Properties, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Northwest Region, Rules & Regulations, Southeast Region, State Issues
Albuquerque Journal (October 15, 2021) – The New Mexico State Land Office is proposing a rule that would require state trust land lessees to submit an archaeological survey before starting projects like building pipelines or roads or drilling for oil and natural...
