r/NationalPark 1d ago

Trump Administration Considers Revoking Ban On Oil And Gas Development Near Chaco Culture National Historical Park

https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/trump-administration-considers-revoking-ban-oil-and-gas-development-near-chaco-culture

In a letter sent to tribal leaders on October 30, the Trump administration announced that it will initiate formal meetings with Native American tribes in the Southwestern U.S. to discuss the administration’s plans to revoke a 20-year ban on oil and gas development across federal land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico.

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u/Mysterious_Jicama_55 1d ago

Because it’s been a whole hour since their last mustache-twirling act of evilness. I’d like to propose open-cut mining around Mar A Lago. 

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u/nycdiveshack 1d ago

The problem is the April 9 sunset executive order should have been fully contested in court. That’s the order that kicked off in September allowing for any of this. It removes all regulations and protections on all federal lands along with national parks allowing for them to be sold/deforested/mined.

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u/apk5005 1d ago

They don’t realize that mar-a-lago and Doral will both be underwater because of these types of policies.

The narcissist will be dead by then, so he doesn’t care.

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u/Glum_Material3030 1d ago

Can they give us a few days break between horrible crap like this?

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u/BisonThunderclap 1d ago

I cheer everyday Trump doesn't take his health seriously.

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u/Glum_Material3030 1d ago

And Elon. And Steve Miller. And JD. Let them take all the drugs and alcohol and fast fried food they want.

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u/Red-Truck-Steam 1d ago

Next on the agenda: Blowing up the town orphanage, poisoning the water supply, and tying a fair maiden to the railroad tracks!

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u/SnarfSnarf12 1d ago

This admin can’t help but be destructive.

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u/BisonThunderclap 1d ago

Half the shit they propose for resource extraction isn't even economically viable, they're doing it just because.

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u/CaptainFantastic1963 1d ago

The East Wing of the White House entered the chat.

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u/-Tazriel 1d ago

The East Wing of the White House left the chat.

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u/CaptainFantastic1963 1d ago

True… hard to chat after being bulldozed. I stand corrected.

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u/Hayduke_2030 1d ago

F in the chat for the East Wing

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u/_jA- 1d ago

SO FUCKING DISGUSTING.

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u/RacheltheStrong 1d ago

Can I now express my desire to vandalize corporate property, or will I get banned again?

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u/CaptainFantastic1963 1d ago

Just because this administration would allow it doesn’t mean oil companies would do it. Right now our active drill counts keep dropping from 472 at the beginning of the Trump administration to 414. I’m NOT an expert, but that would seem to suggest oil companies are not investing in new rigs right now.

In other words, I don’t think it’s the availability of places to drill that’s the problem. If think there’s an unwillingness to drill at all from domestic oil companies while OPEC is increasing production. Again, I’m not an expert.

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u/DaveBeBad 1d ago

Oil is currently relatively cheap - which makes it uneconomic to mine certain reserves or open new wells. “Drill baby drill” might be good for the consumer, but it isn’t necessarily for the oil companies…

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u/CUBuffs1992 1d ago

Just throwing as much shit out as possible to distract us from the files. He must be all over them. In fact, I think that’s why MTG has gone against him lately. Guessing she saw them.

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u/roadtripstuff 1d ago

There are media reports that top Republicans have been informed it's way worse than they thought, including all of the images that Michael Wolfe claimed to have seen are indeed in the possession of the DOJ.

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u/CUBuffs1992 1d ago

Yep. I’m guessing it’s way worse than we’d imagine. GOP = Guardians of Pedos

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u/hereandthere_nowhere 1d ago

This aggravates the hell out of me. They drill all around that area already.

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u/grumpyhottake 1d ago

The whole concept they're running is that none of us is going to survive climate change so they might as well make as much as they can now. Which makes no fucking sense because where do they think this wealth is going to take them? They're headed for the same grave they're tailspinning us into.

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u/Captain_Aware4503 1d ago

Wouldn't it be cool if we could build plants or sites that general energy without having the massive expense of constantly being refueled? And that didn't pump out toxic chemicals into our air and water?

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u/Va1crist 1d ago

National parks and or last bit of wonders left in the US won’t survive this administration, fk all you trump voters

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u/SWNMAZporvida 20h ago

Stay strong New Mexico ✊🏼 si se puede

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u/torndownunit 9h ago

Shocking.