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Plus: Haaland implements Chaco oil and gas ban; groundwater worries gum up AZ growth machine

Jun 2, 2023

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An Ancestral Puebloan site along the Great North Road outside of Chaco Culture National Historical Park. This site is not in the buffer zone. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

THE NEWS: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland bans new oil and gas leasing in a 10-mile buffer zone on federal lands around Chaco Culture National Historical Park for the next 20 years.

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