Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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7.24.26 – A 20-year ban on new oil and gas developments within 10 miles of the Chaco Cultural National Historic Park could soon be reversed. The U.S. Interior Department opened two weeks of public comment this month, on its environmental assessment of the proposal to revoke the drilling ban.

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