US Interior boss, tribes celebrate 20-year ban on oil drilling near Chaco national park
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 11, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It’s a homecoming of sorts for U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, after her agency spent many months hosting public meetings and talking with Native American leaders about curbing the pace of oil and gas development in the San Juan Basin and protecting culturally significant sites.
Her return to Chaco Culture National Historical Park on Sunday is meant to celebrate