Dossier
2023 order
Coverage of 2023 order in the Nexus archive.
- 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 Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The BLM opened a public comment period on revoking the 20-year ban, which protects 338,000 acres of federal land around the culturally significant site.