Protest at Chaco Canyon

6.16.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and The Line Opinion Panel discuss the recent developments in the U.S. Interior Department’s decision to withdraw oil and gas leases from Chaco Park and the surrounding 10-mile area. Plus, the panel reacts to the protest that disrupted Interior Sec. Deb Haaland’s planned visit to the area.

Host: Gene Grant

Line Opinion Panelists:
Martha Burk, political psychologist, author
Shaun Griswold, editor, Source New Mexico
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima Public Relations

For More Information:

Protest at Chaco Canyon deters event to celebrate new federal oil and gas leasing ban – Source NM

Protest derails planned celebration of 20-year ban on oil drilling near Chaco national park – The Associated Press

House panel investigates ties between Interior secretary, environmentalists – The Associated Press