UPDATE: On June 4, the Bureau of Land Management withdrew its opposition to H.R. 2181, the Chaco Cultural Heritage Protection … More
Tag: DrillingChaco
Map: Why the Chaco protection bill is just a first step
On May 22, Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, both Democrats from New Mexico, introduced the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area … More
Photo gallery: Chaco-region oil and gas development
The San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado has been a hydrocarbon extraction hotspot since the 1920s. … More
Dataviz: Life in the Energy Sacrifice Zone
Read my High Country News story about the fight against drilling in the Greater Chaco Region. Shortly after 10 p.m. … More
Jonathan P. Thompson 