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...
Navajo Leaders Seek Hearing on Oil & Gas Drilling Dispute

Navajo Leaders Seek Hearing on Oil & Gas Drilling Dispute

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) October 5, 2021 — Top officials with the largest Native American tribe in the United States are renewing a request for congressional leaders to hold a field hearing before deciding on federal legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas development...
Sgamma: Banning Oil Through Reconciliation Is Bad Policy

Sgamma: Banning Oil Through Reconciliation Is Bad Policy

Western Energy Alliance (October 5, 2021) – The budget reconciliation bill before Congress would, if passed with all the public lands provisions, drive oil and natural gas producers off federal lands in Colorado and across the West to other areas of the country...
Navajo Nation Opposes New Mexico Drilling Ban in Biden Bill

Navajo Nation Opposes New Mexico Drilling Ban in Biden Bill

The Washington Times (September 30, 2021) – The 24th Navajo Nation Council has come out against President Biden’s $3.5 trillion social welfare and climate change bill because it bans new drilling outside Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New...