News Roundup: Chaco buffer zone inadequate

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May 24, 2021

An oil and gas truck kicks up dust on a backroad in the Greater Chaco region. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, last week urged Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to make permanent a ten-mile oil-and-gas buffer zone surrounding Chaco Culture National Historic Park. Community advocates want more.

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