{"id":18653,"date":"2018-04-02T20:55:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T20:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/?p=18653"},"modified":"2018-04-02T20:59:42","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T20:59:42","slug":"court-finds-fracking-approvals-greater-chaco-violate-cultural-protections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/es\/court-finds-fracking-approvals-greater-chaco-violate-cultural-protections\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribunal determina que aprobaciones de fracking en el Gran Chaco violan protecciones culturales"},"content":{"rendered":"

Santa Fe, NM<\/em> \u2013 Over the weekend, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico issued a “preview” order<\/a> indicating it will soon rule in favor of advocate groups challenging hundreds of federal fracking approvals in the Greater Chaco region on cultural\/archaeological grounds.<\/p>\n

The court\u2019s order indicates fracking approvals violate the National Historic Preservation Act, writing “some of the wells whose [areas of potential effect] contain historical sites, because some of the cultural resource analyses for those wells are conclusory, contain no finding, or are entirely absent from the record.”<\/p>\n

“Section 106 consultation with Indian Tribes in The National Historic Preservation Act is completely ignored,\u201d said Mario Antencio, a Navajo resident and board member of Din\u00e9 CARE.<\/p>\n

\u201cThough the full implications of the ruling remain uncertain, we are pleased the court recognized BLM\u2019s violation of the National Historic Preservation Act by recklessly approving hundreds of fracking wells across an unparalleled historic landscape and the home for current tribal communities,\u201d said Kyle Tisdel, attorney with Western Environmental Law Center representing the groups. \u201cWe remain hopeful that the court\u2019s forthcoming decision provides meaningful relief for these egregious violations and the threatened desecration of our cultural history.\u201d<\/p>\n

“This ruling underscores that the Bureau of Land Management has been turning its back on the cultural sanctity of the Greater Chaco region,” said Samantha Ruscavage-Barz, Senior Staff Attorney for WildEarth Guardians.\u00a0 “While preliminary, this ruling is another critical step toward securing lasting protection for the sacred fabric of the irreplaceable Greater Chaco landscape.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThe court decision suggests that consultation processes concerning public land management of the region will need refinement and clarity,\u201d said Mike Eisenfeld of San Juan Citizens Alliance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe federal government cannot sacrifice the cultural and historic heritage of this region to fracking,\u201d said Alison Kelly, senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council. \u201cThe court agreed that BLM violated the law by failing to analyze cultural and historic resources in the Greater Chaco region. This is a first step in ensuring adequate protections for this sacred place before important cultural resources are forever lost to fossil fuel development.\u201d<\/p>\n

The order does not specify the scope of the violations, nor does it indicate the nature of the forthcoming relief, but the groups are hopeful the case will result in correct and meaningful change on the ground in Greater Chaco in consideration of irreplaceable and sacred cultural resources.<\/p>\n

New Mexico Sens. Udall and Heinrich as well as Reps. Lujan-Grisham and Luj\u00e1n have vocally opposed<\/a> reckless oil and gas leasing in this area, as have Attorney General Hector Balderas and other New Mexico public officials.<\/p>\n

Contacts:<\/p>\n

Kyle Tisdel, Western Environmental Law Center, 575-770-7501, tisdel@westernlaw.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Samantha Ruscavage-Barz, WildEarth Guardians, 505-401-4180, sruscavagebarz@wildearthguardians.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Mario Atencio, Din\u00e9 Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, (505)\u00a0321-9974, mpatencio@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Rebecca Sobel, WildEarth Guardians, 505-216-6826, rsobel@wildearthguardians.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Mike Eisenfeld, San Juan Citizens Alliance, 505-360-8994, mike@sanjuancitizens.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Kate Kiely, Natural Resources Defense Council, 212-727-4592, kkiely@nrdc.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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