Washington, D.C. - Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Representative Scott Tipton (CO-03) today released a draft of the Good Samaritan Cleanup of Orphan Mines Act, legislation...
Bennet: Loan Fund Would Help Protect Colorado Water Against Harmful Invasive Species
Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, announced today that local municipalities and agencies fighting non-native invasive species that threaten Colorado's land and water...
Bennet Unveils Fighting for Colorado Families – A Year in Review
Report Serves as Snapshot of Bennet's Work for Colorado Since Entering Office Highlights Work On Constituent Services, Jobs & Economy, Land and Water, Veterans, Agriculture & Rural...
Bennet Response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement after President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address before a Joint Session of...
Senate Approves Funding for Defense Department’s Center for Geosciences and Atmospheric Research at Colorado State University
Funding Will Boost Center's Study of Environmental Conditions, Terrain that Troops, Military Aircraft Encounter Defense Appropriations Bill Now Headed to President's Desk U.S. Senators Mark Udall...
Bennet: It’s Time to Bring Nation’s Mining Law Into the 21st Century
Bennet Announces Push for Bill to Update Nation's Hard Rock Mining Laws, Which Have Not Been Updated Since 1872 Would Bring Balance to Hardrock Development on Public Lands, Provide Support to Clean...
Udall, Bennet, Salazar & Markey Secure Extension of Moratorium on Pinon Canyon Expansion
Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, U.S. Senators for Colorado, and Representatives John Salazar and Betsy Markey today announced that they have secured an extension of the moratorium on Pinon Canyon...
Udall, Bennet: $40 Million in Forest Service Funding Will Go a Long Way in Addressing Bark Beetle, Maintaining Health of Our Forests
Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, U.S. Senators for Colorado, today released the following statements on the dedication of an additional $40 million from the USDA to the U.S. Forest Service to address...
Bennet, Udall, Salazar, Markey Urge Senate, House Appropriators to Maintain Moratorium on Pinon Canyon Expansion
Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, U.S. Senators for Colorado, and Representatives John Salazar and Betsy Markey today urged appropriators in the House and Senate to support and maintain the moratorium...
Bennet, Markey Urge EPA to Listen to Coloradans Before Taking Any Action on Uranium Mining Proposal
Citing the concerns of Northern Colorado residents and officials, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, and Congresswoman Betsy Markey today urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...