Tag: Chaco Canyon

BLM May Shrink Chaco Drilling Buffer — But Tribes and Lawmakers Say the Review is Being Rushed. What’s at Stake?

A rushed BLM review of Chaco’s drilling buffer sparks backlash, with tribes and lawmakers warning of risks to sacred lands and consultation.

Tribal Land Returns and Chaco Protections Put Oil-and-Gas Royalty Income in Focus

Tribal land-return efforts are accelerating across the West, but in northwestern New Mexico the debate is colliding with the energy economy. A federal buffer zone around Chaco Culture National Historical Park is now at the center of legal and political fights that could affect future leasing activity and the royalty checks some local residents depend on.

Nature Sculpts Another Planet in the Badlands of Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah

A few miles past Chaco Culture National Historical Park, the badlands of Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah unfold like another planet — a fragile wilderness shaped by 75 million years of wind and time.