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POLITICSJul 30 · 12:51 UTCOHIO CAPITAL JOURNALAmelia Twyman

Diné community leaders protest Trump proposal to remove Chaco Canyon mining ban

Diné community leaders and allotment shareholders are protesting a Trump administration proposal to revoke a 2023 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) order that banned oil and gas extraction near New Mexico’s Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The BLM is reviewing public comments on a draft environmental assessment to potentially lift the 20-year ban on mineral leasing in a 338,000-acre buffer zone surrounding the culturally significant site.

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Diné communityorganizationChaco Culture National Historical ParkplaceBureau of Land ManagementorganizationTrump administrationorganizationHazel James-TohepersonMario AtenciopersonGreater Chaco regionplaceNew Mexicoplace
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