Groups applaud strengthened bill to protect Greater Chaco

Apr 9, 2019 | News Release, Protecting Chaco Canyon From Fracking

Members of the Greater Chaco Coalition are applauding New Mexico Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and New Mexico Congressman Ben Ray Lujan and Congresswoman Deb Haaland for re-introducing the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019 in the U.S....

Udall, Heinrich introduce legislation to codify no-drilling buffer zone around Chaco

May 23, 2018 | News Release, Protecting Chaco Canyon From Fracking

Statement from Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, the Western Environmental Law Center, San Juan Citizens Alliance, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, WildEarth Guardians, and Natural Resources Defense Council: Taos, NM – New Mexico Senators Tom Udall and...

Court finds fracking approvals in Greater Chaco violate cultural protections

Apr 2, 2018 | News Release, Protecting Chaco Canyon From Fracking

Santa Fe, NM – Over the weekend, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico issued a “preview” order indicating it will soon rule in favor of advocate groups challenging hundreds of federal fracking approvals in the Greater Chaco region on...

BLM defers fracking around New Mexico’s sacred Chaco Canyon

Mar 2, 2018 | News Release, Protecting Chaco Canyon From Fracking, Reducing Oil and Gas Exploitation in the San Juan Basin

Taos, NM – Late yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management announced its decision to defer an oil and gas lease sale of 4,434.37 acres near Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for consultation with Tribal and local leaders. The surprise...

Court allows continued intensive, unstudied fracking in Greater Chaco

Oct 28, 2016 | News Release, Protecting Chaco Canyon From Fracking

Northwest New Mexico oil drilling will continue despite risks to communities, cultural resources and environment Location: Santa Fe Hopes for a respite from a fracking boom plaguing Navajo and public lands in New Mexico’s Greater Chaco area were thwarted Thursday when...

Judge Fails to Halt Fracking in Greater Chaco

Aug 18, 2015 | News Release, Protecting Chaco Canyon From Fracking

Northwest New Mexico Oil Drilling Will Continue Despite Risks to Communities, Cultural Resources and the Environment Location: Santa Fe, NM Hopes for a respite from a fracking boom plaguing Navajo and public lands in New Mexico’s Greater Chaco area were thwarted...

Groups Seek to Stop Unstudied Chaco Fracking (Press Release 5/11/15)

May 12, 2015 | News Release, Protecting Chaco Canyon From Fracking

Motion Filed to Halt Drilling Approvals as Feds Turn Back on Health and EnvironmentLocation:Santa Fe, NMMoving to defend culture, climate and communities, a coalition today moved to put a stop to new fracking approvals in the Greater Chaco Region of northwestern New...