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Chaco Canyon’s Future at Risk | Santa Fe News
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The Bureau of Land Management is poised to gut protections around Chaco Canyon, proposing to eliminate a 10-mile buffer zone that currently shields 336,000 acres from oil, gas, and mineral development. With three options on the table — keep, shrink, or scrap the buffer — the agency admits incomplete surveys of thousands of sacred sites. Tribes like the All Pueblo Council fiercely oppose the move, demanding consultation and urging officials to witness the canyon’s cultural heart. Meanwhile, some officials tout economic gains, citing past Navajo family income from mining. The public has until July 29 to weigh in — and the final decision could reshape the future of this sacred land.
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