Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is pleased that the Department of Interior has completed a draft environmental assessment required by a court ruling to keep the Colowyo mine in...
Bennet, Gardner Applaud FCC New Rule to Help “Orphan Counties” Receive Local Broadcasting
Durango, CO - Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for approving new rules that will help rural counties like La Plata and...
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Colorado, New Mexico Senators Welcome Environment and Public Works Oversight Hearing on the Gold King Mine Spill
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Tom Udall (D-NM), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) welcomed an announcement that the Senate Committee on Environment and...
Bennet Applauds New Funding for Sage Grouse Conservation
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded the $211 million investment in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Sage Grouse Initiative 2.0 announced by Agriculture...
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah Senators Demand Answers in EPA Investigation of Mine Spill
Washington, DC - Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)...
Bennet Statement on Draft Proposal to Reduce Methane Emissions
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) draft rules to reduce methane emissions: "We know that reducing...
Colorado, New Mexico Delegations Urge President to Direct Federal Resources to Gold King Mine Response
Washington, DC - Members of the Colorado and New Mexico Congressional delegations today are urging President Barack Obama to direct any and all appropriate federal resources to help respond to...
Bennet, Gardner, Tipton Request EPA Administrator Visit Animas River
Washington, DC - Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Representative Scott Tipton (R-CO) sent a letter today to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina...
Bennet, Gardner, Tipton Request EPA Plan on Animas River Recovery
Washington, DC - Following up on their earlier letter requesting that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy visit the site of the Animas River spill, Senator Michael...