"I'm blown away out here": Bernhardt visits Chaco Culture NHP amid ongoing fight over O&G drilling

CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK — Interior Secretary David Bernhardt expressed amazement as he walked through the rooms at Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Culture National Historical Park on May 28 accompanied by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-NM.

“I’m blown away out here,” Bernhardt said as he walked along the walls of Pueblo Bonito.

https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/2019/05/28/interior-secretary-david-bernhardt-visits-chaco-canyon-protection-act/1263177001/

Later, as a result of his visit, Bernhardt announced a leasing moratorium around the park:

https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1060424895

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