What They’re Saying About Bennet’s Calls For President Biden To Use Presidential Authorities to Protect Landscapes In The CORE Act

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Polis, and Neguse Urged President Biden to Use the Antiquities Act to Make Camp Hale and the Tenmile Range a National Monument

Last month, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, and Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse urged President Joe Biden to use his Presidential authorities, including the Antiquities Act, to protect the landscapes included in the Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy (CORE) Act and make Camp Hale and the Tenmile Range a national monument.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Additional Recovery Funds for Glenwood Canyon

The Department of Transportation (DOT) Will Provide Colorado with $9.7 Million for I-70 Damage

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed $9.7 million to reimburse the state’s cleanup of the damage to Interstate 70 (I-70) through Glenwood Canyon caused by extreme mudslides last year.

ICYMI: GRAND JUNCTION DAILY SENTINEL EDITORIAL BOARD: “Make Camp Hale a monument”

“...We can show the men who trained at Camp Hale our thanks and respect by protecting this place that is so important to Colorado’s history and the history of our armed services.”

Today, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel editorial board endorsed Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s effort to make Camp Hale and the Tenmile Range a national monument.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Announce $25 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Funds to Cap Orphan Oil & Gas Wells Across Colorado

In Addition to Capping 710 Leaking Wells, Funds will Create Good-Paying Jobs and Prioritize Environmental Justice

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed news that Colorado will receive an initial $25 million in grant funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create jobs cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells across the state.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Unveil Legislation to Protect the Dolores River Canyon

Following A Decade of Collaboration with Southwest Colorado Leaders, Bill Would Designate a Part of the Dolores River Canyon as a National Conservation Area

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper unveiled legislation to designate a portion of the Dolores River Canyon within Dolores, Montezuma, and San Miguel Counties as a National Conservation Area (NCA) and Special Management Area (SMA).

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Improve Colorado Tribal Water and Sanitation Systems

Indian Health Service Will Fund Seven Critical Colorado Projects for Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Tribes This Year to Improve Water Infrastructure on Tribal Lands

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) for the Indian Health Service’s Sanitation Facilities Construction Program (SFCP) to fund seven critical projects for the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Tribes this year.

Bennet, Colleagues Request Full Funding for Water Source Protection Program in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill

The USFS Program Provides Clean Drinking Water, Helps Prevent Pollution of Surface and Ground Water for Americans in Rural Communities

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led a group of his colleagues in urging U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, to fully fund the United States Forest Service (USFS) Water Source Protection Program (WSPP) for fiscal year (FY) 2023.

Bennet Applauds Agreement to Clean Up the Animas River Watershed

Settlement Between Colorado, the Federal Government, and Mining Companies Will Support Ongoing Efforts to Protect the Health and Environment of Surrounding Communities

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Interior (DOI), the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the State of Colorado announced that they reached an agreement with Sunnyside Gold Corporation and Kinross Gold Corporation after years of degraded water quality.