Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, alongside Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse and Colorado Governor Jared Polis, welcomed $1.9 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to enhance wildfire smoke preparedness and protection in communities across the state.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed nearly $3.25 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for agriculture producers and rural small businesses across Colorado to lower energy costs, expand access to clean energy, and fight climate change.

In case you missed it, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet brought together Colorado U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, Colorado U.S. Representatives Jason Crow and Brittany Pettersen, and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston at the U.S. Capitol to call on Congress to take urgently needed action to support communities in Colorado who are receiving.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, Colorado U.S. Representatives Jason Crow and Brittany Pettersen, and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston came together in front of the U.S. Capitol to call on Congress to take urgently needed action to support communities in Colorado who are receiving migrants.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse applauded the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) withdrawal of their Record of Decision that would have authorized the issuance of a special use permit for the Uinta Basin Railway.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, alongside Colorado U.S. Representatives Ken Buck, Joe Neguse and Jason Crow called on the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) to include Weld County’s Dearfield Settlement – once Colorado’s largest Black American homestead – in the National Park System.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the bipartisan deal to expand the Child Tax Credit:

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper called on President Biden to prioritize funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) in his budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25).

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 134 bicameral colleagues to urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee (FERC) to strengthen and finalize its proposed transmission planning and cost allocation rule.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, alongside U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and 15 bipartisan Senate colleagues, called on U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry leaders to address long-term drought in the upcoming Farm Bill.