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After the tribes and pueblos in the area applied pressure, Sec. David Bernhardt announced the U.S. Department of Interior would extend the public comment period on a proposal to allow fracking near Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. It is a concession to the tribes hoping to keep intact a ban on oil and gas drilling on federal land within 10 miles of the historic and spiritual site. The buffer zone moratorium expires this year.
Guests:
Julia Bernal (Sandia Pueblo, Yuchi and Creek) – environmental justice director for Pueblo Action Alliance
Mario Atencio (Navajo Nation) – board member of Dine C.A.R.E
Break 1 music: Woman’s Song (song) Joanne Shenandoah (artist) Sounds Of Indian Summer: Contemporary Native Music From The National Museum Of The American Indian (album)
Break 2 music: Bethel Sessions Begin (song) RiverFlowz (artist) RiverFlowz Rural Recordings Malruk (album)