Together We'll End the Greater Chaco Fracking Free-for-all

Dear Guardian,

We have exciting news to share with you. As you might remember, back in March, along with our allies, we filed a lawsuit against the Interior Department for illegally approving fracking in the Greater Chaco region of New Mexico. But, the government has refused to listen to good sense and continues to approve fracking permits as fast as they can.  

So today, we filed for an injunction to stop all drilling on our public lands in the Greater Chaco area. Our campaign continues to grow: along with the lawsuit and injunction, we’ve hired a dedicated Chaco organizer, taken out newspaper advertising, written to Congress, gathered petition signatures, and told anyone who would listen about the precious relics of ancient Chaco culture and the way they and living Navajo communities are threatened by modern, high-pressure, toxic fracking.

Your help in this fight has been critical, but we can’t let up on the pressure yet. There are three ways you can help right now. First, please call one or all three of these Members of Congress today and tell them to ask for a moratorium on all fracking in the Greater Chaco region.

Senator Tom Udall, (202) 224-6621

Senator Martin Heinrich, (202) 224-5521

Congressman Ben Ray Luján, (202) 225-6190

Next, please help us fuel this campaign with a donation. If you do, a generous supporter of WildEarth Guardians will match your effort up to $5000.

Finally, if you haven’t already, please inspire yourself—and share with others—this four-minute video, narrated by Peter Coyote, which lays out all of the beautiful and awful details on why we simply cannot lose the Chaco fight.

With your help, we will end the Greater Chaco fracking free-for-all, not only to protect this precious place, but as the first step in a national fight to end fracking everywhere on our public lands and waters. Fracking and coal mining our public lands is just plain wrong and a dire threat to our climate and our future. Together we are going to Keep It in the Ground!

 

Jeremy Nichols
Climate and Energy Program Director
WildEarth Guardians
jnichols@wildearthguardians.org

 

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