Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined his colleagues, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Boozman (R-AR), Joni Ernst, (R-IA), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), in cosponsoring the bipartisan Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act to improve access to voluntary farm conservation programs administered through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Bennet Introduces Legislation to Expand Opportunity in Coal Communities

Coal Community Empowerment Act Would Provide Incentives for Investment, Job Creation, and Training in Coal Communities

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet last week introduced legislation to spur investment, workforce training, economic growth, and job creation in rural coal communities in Colorado and across the United States.

Bennet, Gardner Tour USDA Limited Irrigation Research Farm

Water-Saving Agricultural Research Critical for Colorado

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) today toured the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service (ARS) Limited Irrigation Research Farm (LIRF). During the tour, the Senators visited a series of plots used to experiment with different irrigation methods and participated in a demonstration of how drones are used to evaluate crop health.

As Gold King Mine Spill Anniversary Approaches, Bennet, Colleagues Introducing Bill to Prevent Future Hardrock Mine Disasters

1872 mining law reform bill would treat hard rock mining like oil and gas, require a reasonable royalty to pay for abandoned mine cleanup efforts

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), announced that they will introduce legislation to reform the nation's antiquated hardrock mining laws and prevent another toxic spill like the Gold King Mine disaster of 2015.