Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined a group of his Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 to require public companies to disclose critical information about their exposure to climate-related risks.

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), and U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Charlie Crist (D-FL), introduced the Shelter Act, to help Americans protect their homes or businesses against hurricanes, tornados, floods, drought, and wildfires.

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tom Udall (D-NM), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) called on the Trump Administration to provide more information after a recent report revealed the administration has only publicized two of at least 45 climate-related studies reviewed by the non-partisan Agricultural Research Service (ARS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) since President Trump took office.

This week, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tom Udall (D-NM), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeffrey Merkley (D-OR), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Edward Markey (D-MA) wrote to the leadership of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requesting a hearing on the Hardrock Mining Reform Act to provide a forum for states, environmental groups, and industry to discuss mining reform.

Today, on World Environment Day, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led 16 of his colleagues in reintroducing the Carbon Pollution Transparency Act, legislation to ensure the federal government implements a science-based process to account for the cost of carbon pollution in regulations through a standard metric.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet recently reintroduced legislation to modernize our nation’s outdated hardrock mining laws to kick-start the cleanup of abandoned mines in Colorado.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado will receive $3.9 million in research grants to improve the understanding of human and ecological exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), chemicals that have contaminated drinking water sources in Colorado and across the country.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner this week helped secure congressional passage of the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act, following introduction of the bill six days earlier.

Following Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s refusal to create a bipartisan committee on climate change, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with ten Democratic colleagues, today established a new Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse today announced the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act will receive a hearing in the House Natural Resources subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, and has gained additional support from all members of the Colorado Democratic delegation and several key stakeholders.