Santa Fe, NM
On January 25, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is scheduled to hold an online auction of 843 acres of public lands near Chaco Culture National Historical Park for oil and gas leasing. The proposed parcels have been challenged and deferred three times previously.
The BLM is currently amending its 2003 Resource Management Plan to account for the impacts of multi-stage fracking the Greater Chaco area, but the agency continues to lease public lands and approve drilling permits without safeguards for the culture, communities, and climate of Greater Chaco.
WHAT:
Navajo Chapter Presidents will meet with BLM State Director Amy Lueders and demand she use her discretion to cancel the sale and protect public health and cultural sites in the area. A press conference with affected Navajo residents and Tribal leaders will follow. Petition signatures, resolutions, protests, and letters in opposition to the sale will be delivered publically to the State Director.
WHERE and WHEN:
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
BLM State Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87508
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Daniel Tso, former Torreon Council Delegate, (505) 419-4343
Kendra Pinto, Twin Pines Resident, (773) 710-3065, moc.l1734611722iamg@1734611722otnip1734611722ardne1734611722k1734611722
Rebecca Sobel, WildEarth Guardians, (267) 402-0724
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS:
Counselor Chapter
Nageezi Chapter
Ojo Encino Chapter
Torreon Chapter
Diné C.A.R.E.
Dooda Fracking
Dooda (NO) Desert Rock Organization
Power Through Peace
Pueblo Action Alliance
Pueblo Gathering for the Protection of Greater Chaco
Southwest Native Cultures
Tewa Women United
Water Protectors of New Mexico
Campaign to END Sacrifice ZONES
Center for Biological Diversity
Confluence Collective
Conservation Voters New Mexico
Earth Care
Environment New Mexico
Frack Free New Mexico
Frack Free Four Corners
Frack Off Greater Chaco
Food and Water Watch- New Mexico
I Stand with Standing Rock
Juntos: Our Air, Our Water
Natural Resources Defense Council
New Energy Economy
New Mexico MoveOn
NM Climate Action
Rainforest Action Network
Rio Arriba Concerned Citizens
San Juan Citizens Alliance
Sierra Club: Rio Grande Chapter
Western Environmental Law Center
WildEarth Guardians
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