From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org):
Right now, you have the chance to protect Chaco Canyon for decades to come. Will you submit your comment?
Chaco Canyon is a desert wonder filled with natural and cultural significance.
But a staggering 91% of the federal lands surrounding the park are already leased to fossil fuel companies.1
It’s time to save what untouched wilderness remains.
Submit your comment to save Chaco Canyon today at https://pennenvironment.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=49330.
By day, Chaco Canyon is a sanctuary for elk, bobcats, badgers, bats, lizards and other desert wildlife that thrive in the untouched wilderness.
By night, the canyon is a stargazer’s paradise since its skies aren’t tainted by floodlights or pollution. Instead, this International Dark Sky Park’s skies are painted with radiant stars.
Drilling could change everything: Oil rigs would spew methane and other air pollution. Bright work lights around rigs would snuff out the stars above. Trucks and drills would harm the untouched habitats of fragile desert species.
But right now, as a moratorium on drilling near the park comes to a close, you have the chance to save Chaco Canyon for two decades to come.2
This might not be the first time you’ve spoken up for Chaco Canyon — but it could be the most impactful.
You see, over the past two years when drilling plans encroached on the park, tens of thousands of PennEnvironment’s supporters and supporters of our national network spoke up. And since then, we’ve won consistent pauses on drilling in the park.
But we want a full stop to drilling plans. And this is your best chance to give Chaco Canyon total protection from drilling for the next 20 years.
Make your voice heard to protect Chaco Canyon.
1. Ernie Atencio, “We can still save Chaco Canyon,” Albuquerque Journal, September 9, 2019.
2. Carol A. Clark, “Bureau Of Land Management Takes Next Steps To Protect Chaco Canyon National Historical Park,” Los Alamos Daily Post, January 5, 2022.
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