Diné community leaders protest Trump proposal to remove Chaco Canyon mining ban

By: Amelia Twyman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 869

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — A group of Diné allotment shareholders and community leaders called Wednesday for the Bureau of Land Management to continue enforcing oil and gas restrictions near New Mexico’s Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

The delegation, gathered in front of the U.S. Department of the Interior headquarters that also houses BLM leadership offices, called on the agency to maintain a 2023 order that placed a 20-year ban on oil and gas extraction in public areas surrounding …

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