Dear John,

Our wild places and cultural sites are under attack! Trump’s Bureau of Land
Management plans to hand over lands near Chaco Canyon in New Mexico to Big Oil
and Gas.

Chaco is a designated World Heritage Site. It’s the ancestral home to many
Southwest Indigenous nations. And it must be protected, not sold off to the
fossil fuel industry.

But Congress is fighting back. It’s advancing a bill that could protect Chaco
Canyon from all future fossil fuel attacks. We need your help to stop Trump from
destroying our cultural and natural heritage!

Tell Congress: Protect Chaco Canyon from Trump’s attacks!
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The ancient rock engravings, uncannily straight roads, and the ruins of 35
houses in the area around Chaco Canyon have been standing for more than 1,000
years. And the Pueblo and Navajo people, who have cultural affiliation with the
Chaco, consider these relics to have spiritual significance.

Fossil fuel extraction would endanger the massive stone buildings, which were
made with techniques unique for their time, and the rock engravings that
represent a form of communication and beautiful art.

Moreover, the fracking technique used in Big Oil and Gas projects will be
devasting to the health of local communities. Extracted fracking wastewater can
be radioactive, and its disposal through injection wells has proven to increase
earthquakes. And the people in the area already suffer from poor air quality due
to nearby drilling projects.

We can’t let Big Oil destroy these valuable historic artifacts of an ancient
culture just so it can increase its profits.

Fight Trump’s attacks on Chaco Canyon: Tell Congress to protect our national
landmarks!
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In short, selling off Chaco Canyon 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.

We must stop the oil and gas activity around Chaco Canyon in order to protect
New Mexico’s and our nation’s unique history and landscapes. It’s also
imperative to maintaining the Indigenous culture memorialized on these lands.

For more than 10 years, environmentalists nationwide have been fighting the
fossil fuel industry to preserve Chaco Canyon. Together, engaged Friends of the
Earth members like you have helped protect the region, but there is still more
to do to protect Chaco for good. Can we count on your support?

Help send 30,000 comments to Congress: Tell your legislators to protect Chaco
Canyon now!
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Standing with you,
Nicole Ghio,
Senior fossil fuels program manager,
Friends of the Earth

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