The Trump administration is proposing to revoke the 20-year oil and gas ban in New Mexico's Greater Chaco Region. This move would be a devastating reversal of hard-won protections for one of the most sacred landscapes in the Southwest.
They're giving Tribes and the public just 7 days to respond. We need your voice now.
In 2023, after decades of advocacy, former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland protected public lands surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park from new oil and gas drilling and mining. The 20-year mineral withdrawal reflected the tireless calls of Pueblo, Hopi and other Tribes and Indigenous peoples to safeguard this sacred and culturally rich landscape.
Now, those protections are at risk, and this rushed process rides roughshod over impacted Pueblos, Tribes and local communities. Reopening Greater Chaco to more drilling would further endanger sacred sites, threaten clean air and water, and rob future generations of the freedom to experience this living, ancestral place.
With more than 90% of federally managed lands in the region already leased for extraction, we cannot afford to lose what remains.
Thank you for your advocacy and support.
Sincerely,
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