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      PUBLIC SCOPING MEETINGS

      The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Farmington Field Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) Navajo Regional Office held 10 public scoping meetings from October 2016 to February 2017 to expand analysis of fracking management policies in the Greater Chaco region, which spreads across public, tribal, Indian allotment, private, and state lands.

      Hundreds attended the scoping meetings. Navajo residents, Pueblo tribal members, and various groups gave public comment to protect the local communities’ culture and climate from fracking impacts. The comments shed light on the real and everyday impacts that fracking is having in the Greater Chaco area. They also received an additional 15,000 comments.

       

      Navajo tribal members commented on the desecration of sacred sites, increased rates of cancer and asthma, unsafe road conditions, noise and dust pollution, soil contamination, and constant exposure to toxic fumes. Groups demanded that new planning efforts must assure Indigenous interests, include community health and safety safeguards and that real balance must be restored in the area.

       

      On February 28, 2020, the BLM and BIA released their long-awaited draft Resource Management Plan Amendment. The plan is a pure disappointment and does nothing to address the many concerns brought up by the public during the scoping period. Furthermore, in light of the COVID-19 crises, the BLM and BIA are holding firm to the May 28 comment deadline, despite requests from the entire New Mexico Congressional Delegation and the All Pueblo Council of Governors for a comment extension, and pleas from Indigenous, environmental, and community groups for the agency to pause its plans.

       

    • VIDEO

      Below is video footage of community members and groups giving public comments at the scoping meetings. Most of the video was shot by Miya King-Flaherty

      Shiprock Chapter House Scoping Meeting

      November 10th, 2016

      Huerfano Chapter House Scoping Meeting

      November 10th, 2016

      Counselor Chapter House Scoping Meeting

      November 12th, 2016

      Nageezi Chapter House Scoping Meeting

      November 12th, 2016

      Ojo Encino Chapter House Scoping Meeting

      November 14th, 2016

      Whitehorse Lake Chapter House Scoping Meeting

      November 15th, 2016

      Navajo Technical University Crownpoint Chapter Scoping Meeting

      November 17th, 2016

      Navajo Nation Museum Window Rock Scoping Meeting

      December 2nd, 2016

      San Juan College Scoping Meeting

      February 1st, 2017

      Shiprock Scoping Meeting

      February 2nd, 2017

      HJM5 - H.E.E.N.R.C Hearing

      February 7th, 2017

      RESULTS

      Protesting BLM Leasing Land in Greater Chaco

      January 17th, 2017

      ARTICLE

    • GALLERY

      Photos and Videos from the BLM Scoping Meetings and Some Related Events

       

      For more info on some of these photos and videos please see the WildEarth Guardians flickr album.

       

      Some of the photos on this page are courtesy of Evalyn Bemis Photograph.

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