The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) have released the Mancos-Gallup Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Greater Chaco region. The release, which took place on February 28, 2019, has been met with disappointment by members of the Greater Chaco Coalition who were hoping for significant action against fracking in the area.

In 2014, BLM acknowledged that its 2003 resource management plan needed an update due to inadequate Tribal consultation and a lack of consideration for the impacts of new fracking technologies. From October 2016 to February 2017, BLM and BIA conducted ten public meetings and received over 15,000 comments to guide the new plan's scope. The agencies promised that this plan would address various issues including climate change, water resources, environmental justice, and public health.

However, according to coalition members, these promises have not been fulfilled. The proposed plan is criticized for focusing on facilitating more industrialized fracking rather than protecting cultural landscapes or addressing cumulative impacts from existing oil and gas wells. Despite acknowledging that all development scenarios would exceed safe public health limits, no mitigation plans have been proposed.

Since 2013, over five hundred new fracking wells have been approved without analyzing their impacts on the landscape. This has led to increased air pollution and safety concerns in the region. Various entities including tribal groups and state legislators have called for restraint in development activities.

In March 2018, then-Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke canceled a land sale in response to calls for cultural protection in Greater Chaco. Additionally, efforts led by Sen. Tom Udall and Rep. Ben Ray Luján resulted in temporary restrictions on new leasing within a proposed buffer zone around Chaco.

The Greater Chaco Coalition continues to demand a revised plan from BLM that honors previous commitments. They are calling for an immediate halt to new fracking activities until proper consultations and assessments are made regarding their impact on local communities.

Public comments on the draft plan can be submitted until May 28, 2020.