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March 12 - Environmental Organizations Sue BLM over Chaco Canyon Drilling

A coalition of oil and gas fracking foes have filed suit in federal court, calling for a halt to natural gas and oil drilling underway surrounding Chaco Canyon in the San Juan Basin of northwest New Mexico.  As KSFR’s Deborah Martinez reports, organizers announced the legal action at the state capitol Wednesday, and accused the federal Bureau of Land Management of breaking the law. Listen Here

In November, KSFR's Zelie Pollon talked to WildEarth Guardians' Jeremy Nichols about the consequences of expanded drilling in the San Juan Basin. To listen to that interview, Click Here.