Your help is the only thing keeping Chaco Canyon safe.
John,
For more than 10 years we have been fighting the fossil fuel industry to preserve Chaco Canyon — a one-of-a-kind treasure to the indigenous peoples of the Southwest.
Thanks to the action and support of people like you, we've made great progress to help protect the region, but there is still more to do to permanently protect this World Heritage Site for good!1,2
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the ancestral home to tribal nations in the Southwest. Yet, 91 percent of the area around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico has already been handed over to Big Oil and Gas — and they want more.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding another lease sale to offer up even more land close to Chaco Canyon for potential oil and gas drilling.
The BLM’s proposed plan will further target indigenous communities' resources and sacred sites, pose a safety and health threat to the people who live on the surrounding land, and alter the quality and nature of this pristine landscape forever.
The greater Chaco Canyon area is a community already suffering from the impacts of the oil and gas industry such as poor air quality and increased rates of asthma, migraines, cardiovascular disease and neurological disorders.3
The only way to preserve New Mexico's history, communities and environment is to protect Chaco Canyon from the fossil fuel industry and push forward real climate solutions, like keeping fossil fuels in the ground and making a just transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy.
Food & Water Action and its affiliated organization, Food & Water Watch, are advocacy groups with a common mission to protect our food, water and climate. This email was sent to [email protected] - and we're glad you got it, because it's one of the most important ways you can reclaim political power, hold elected officials accountable and resist corporate control.
