Dave Harmon, PW editor
- Nov 23, 2021
- 1 min read

Haaland promotes Biden's O&G ban near Chaco Culture NHP

CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, N.M. – A few big rigs carried oilfield equipment on a winding road near Chaco Culture National Historical Park, cutting through desert badlands and sage. Mobile homes and traditional Navajo dwellings dotted the landscape, with a smattering of natural gas wells visible in the distance.

This swath of northwestern New Mexico has been at the center of a decadeslong battle over oil and gas development.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/nov/22/interior-head-chaco-protections-millennia-in-the-m/

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