Environment America: Statement - One Year Anniversary of Greater Chaco Canyon Protections
June 04, 2024
June 04, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 4 -- Environment America issued the following news release:
On June 7, 2023, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved a 20-year moratorium on drilling within a 10-mile "buffer zone" around Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Before finalizing the decision, known as Public Land Order No. 7923, the BLM received more than 130,000 public comments, including from Environment New Mexico supporters, i . . .
On June 7, 2023, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved a 20-year moratorium on drilling within a 10-mile "buffer zone" around Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Before finalizing the decision, known as Public Land Order No. 7923, the BLM received more than 130,000 public comments, including from Environment New Mexico supporters, i . . .