Natural gas and oil drilling will not be allowed on public lands within 10 miles of New Mexico’s Chaco Culture National Historical Park for 20 years following a decision by the Biden administration. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued the land order on Friday (June 2). The order only applies to public lands and federal mineral…
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BLM Defers Parcels Near New Mexico Cultural Site from Lease Sale
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) office in New Mexico has deferred nine parcels totaling about 1,500 acres from a March lease sale due to the parcels’ proximity to the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
February 11, 2019
New Mexico Senators Want to End Oil, Gas Leasing in Chaco Region
One month after a federal judge ruled that the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) did not violate environmental law when it approved applications for oil and gas drilling in a sensitive area of northwest New Mexico, the state’s two Democratic senators introduced a bill to withdraw the area from future lease sales.
May 22, 2018
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