News Roundup: Chaco buffer zone inadequate
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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.
“Removing federal minerals from …
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