A big news update, then Paul Reed from Archaeology Southwest and Ernie Atencio from the National Parks Conservation Association give us the history of oil and gas drilling in New Mexico’s Greater Chaco region.

* News: Zinke postpones Chaco lease sale

* News: Emails reveal oil was central to Bears Ears decision

* News: The fix was in

* News: Zinke postpones Montana lease sale

* News: Royalty Policy Committee recommends cutting rates

* History: The death of Sam Steel

* Last week: Sen. Tom Udall

Host/Producer: Aaron Weiss (With special thanks to Sara Rose Tannebaum and Jesse Prentice-Dunn for their help with this episode)

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Music: Purple Planet

Photo: Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Wikimedia Commons