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 Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Nov 8, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Drilling & Leasing, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Setbacks
FIMO (November 8, 2021) – The Federal Indian Minerals Office (FIMO) is conducting a Competitive Close bid oil and gas lease sale for 40 Navajo Allotments. This sale is scheduled for December 6, 2021. Bid packages are available for pick up at the FIMO office at...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Oct 9, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Cultural Properties, Drilling & Leasing, Federal Issues, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Northwest Region, Rules & Regulations, Setbacks
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...
by Kacy Brown, IPANM Operations Director | Oct 1, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Cultural Properties, Drilling & Leasing, Federal Issues, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Northwest Region, Setbacks, State Issues
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...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Mar 2, 2020 | A FEATURED STORY, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Northwest Region, Setbacks, State Issues
Farmington Daily Times (March 2, 2020) – A plan for future development would open up lands within the current 10-mile Chaco Culture National Historical Park buffer zone to oil and gas leasing. The Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Indian Affairs released...
