The Navajo Nation's legislative council approved a resolution this week condemning and opposing a Biden administration proposal banning oil and gas drilling.
Former Vice President Mike Pence discusses economic issues facing the Biden administration including the banking crisis and the debt ceiling debate and weighs in on the 2024 race.approved a resolution to oppose a Biden administration proposal to prohibit oil and gas drilling near a cultural site for the next two decades.
"The 25th Navajo Nation Council wishes to support the Navajo Nation members who hold allotted land in the area around Chaco Canyon and allow those members to maximize their economic interests," it continued."The Navajo Nation does not support a buffer zone around Chaco Canyon." In late 2021, the Department of the Interior unveiled a proposal to implement the 20-year moratorium onwithin 10 miles of the Chaco Canyon site. DOI Secretary Deb Haaland said the rule, which would amount to a withdrawal of approximately 351,000 acres of public lands from mineral leasing, would protect the environment and"rich cultural legacy" of the region.
"To maximize full extraction of the product, a horizontal lateral crossing of two to four miles of subsurface may be required," they added."Due to the cross jurisdictional land status in Navajo Eastern Agency, a proposed horizontal lateral may need to cross federal land." There are currently 53 Indian allotments located in the so-called 10-mile buffer zone around Chaco Canyon,for an estimated 5,462 allottees, according to Navajo Nation data. In addition, there are 418 unleased allotments in the zone that are associated with 16,615 allottees.
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