Environmental

Court Finds Fracking Approvals in Greater Chaco Violate Cultural Protections

Greter Chaco fracking
(Source: WildEarth Guardians)

Santa Fe, NM –(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018

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Contact: Kyle Tisdel, Western Environmental Law Center

Over the weekend, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico issued a “preview” order indicating it will soon rule in favor of advocate groups challenging hundreds of federal fracking approvals in the Greater Chaco region on cultural/archaeological grounds.

The court’s order indicates fracking approvals violate the National Historic Preservation Act, writing “some of the wells…

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