Chaco Canyon has been a UNESCO world heritage site protected for its archaeological, cultural, and natural history since the 1980s. But it was only in June of 2023, under President Biden, that a 10-mile protective buffer against new oil and gas leasing was established. That victory was thanks to decades of Tribal advocacy, and was supported by climate hawks, indigenous leaders, and millions of Americans.

Now Trump wants to undo protections for Chaco Canyon, and he’s only given us a 7-day public comment period.

The BLM’s proposal is to repeal the broadly-supported protections that safeguard over 336,000 acres of public lands surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park. If passed, this would erase critical protections, jeopardize this one-of-a-kind place and ignore the wishes of Pueblos and other Tribes whose culture and history is inextricably linked to the Greater Chaco Landscape.

There is no time to waste. For too many years, reckless oil and gas drilling in one of our country’s most treasured landscapes has endangered irreplaceable cultural resources and the health and safety of nearby Tribal communities. Trump’s BLM cannot be allowed to wave through massive extraction, drilling, and destruction with only a cursory opportunity for public and tribal input.

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