From Denver to Steamboat Springs, Bennet Calls for Historic Investment in Forest Restoration in Build Back Better Budget

Throughout Tour, Bennet Highlights Importance of Forest and Watershed Health to Colorado's Economy and Climate

Aug 25, 2021

Yesterday, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, hosted an “Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act” Tour with stops in Denver, Clear Creek, Grand, and Routt counties to highlight the importance of forest and watershed health to economies throughout Colorado.

Bennet, McEachin Announce Discussion Draft to Bolster Efforts to Address the Long-Term Public Health Emergency Posed by Climate Change

Mar 02, 2021

Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representative A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) released a discussion draft of legislation to designate climate change as a long-term public health emergency and bolster efforts to address the current and future impacts of climate change on public health.

Bennet Joins 12 Senate Democrats in Effort to Ramp Up Electrification of Federal Vehicles

Speeding Transition to Electric Vehicles will Advance U.S. Leadership, Clean Air, and Climate Security

Feb 12, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 12 Senate Democratic colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden announcing forward-looking proposals to help the administration ramp up the electrification of the federal vehicle fleet.

Bennet Announces Western Climate Resilience Framework Carefully Crafted by Coloradans

Senator Will Fight for Western Priorities to Be Included in a National Climate Strategy

Feb 05, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced a framework of Western climate resilience priorities carefully crafted by leaders in Colorado with a connection to the Colorado River––from the agriculture, water, local government, tribal government, education, environment, and business communities.

Bennet Statement on Biden Executive Order to Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement

Jan 20, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement after President Joe Biden’s signing of an executive order to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement.

Bennet, McEachin Request Incoming Biden Administration Return to Science-Based Accounting for the Cost of Climate Change

Letter Highlights Importance of Accurately Evaluating the Cost of Carbon Pollution for Fighting the Climate Crisis

Jan 15, 2021

Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representative A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) called on the incoming Biden Administration to reinstate a science-based process to evaluate and apply the cost of climate change in government decision-making—a key step toward taking up readily available climate solutions that will help protect families, businesses, and communities.

Bennet Joins Bipartisan Letter to House, Senate Armed Services Committee Leadership Urging Inclusion of PFAS Provisions in Final FY21 NDAA

Oct 08, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 20 Senate colleagues joined a bipartisan letter to Senate and House Armed Services Committee leadership urging the inclusion of several provisions in the final fiscal year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to prevent and address contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Bennet Welcomes Department of Energy Support for First-of-a-Kind Effort to Capture Carbon Emissions at Florence Cement Plant

Sep 17, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced $1.5 million in federal grant funding to support an innovative project to capture and sequester carbon emissions from the LafargeHolcim cement plant in Florence.

Bennet Announces Emergency Watershed Protection Funds for Wildfire Recovery, Visits Glenwood Canyon with Local, State & Federal Leaders

Sep 03, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) approved the first tranche of Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) funds for $5 million worth of projects in Colorado to mitigate and recover from wildfires.

Bennet, Bicameral Colleagues Highlight Dangerous New EPA Methane Rule

Lawmakers Highlight How Dangerous Rollback Increases Maternal Health Risks

Aug 27, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 30 Members of Congress in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler expressing their deep concern with a new rule that would weaken the EPA’s ability to limit dangerous methane pollution from the oil and gas sector.

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From Denver to Steamboat Springs, Bennet Calls for Historic Investment in Forest Restoration in Build Back Better Budget

Throughout Tour, Bennet Highlights Importance of Forest and Watershed Health to Colorado's Economy and Climate

Bennet, McEachin Announce Discussion Draft to Bolster Efforts to Address the Long-Term Public Health Emergency Posed by Climate Change

Bennet Joins 12 Senate Democrats in Effort to Ramp Up Electrification of Federal Vehicles

Speeding Transition to Electric Vehicles will Advance U.S. Leadership, Clean Air, and Climate Security

Bennet Announces Western Climate Resilience Framework Carefully Crafted by Coloradans

Senator Will Fight for Western Priorities to Be Included in a National Climate Strategy

Bennet Statement on Biden Executive Order to Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement

Bennet, McEachin Request Incoming Biden Administration Return to Science-Based Accounting for the Cost of Climate Change

Letter Highlights Importance of Accurately Evaluating the Cost of Carbon Pollution for Fighting the Climate Crisis

Bennet Joins Bipartisan Letter to House, Senate Armed Services Committee Leadership Urging Inclusion of PFAS Provisions in Final FY21 NDAA

Bennet Welcomes Department of Energy Support for First-of-a-Kind Effort to Capture Carbon Emissions at Florence Cement Plant

Bennet Announces Emergency Watershed Protection Funds for Wildfire Recovery, Visits Glenwood Canyon with Local, State & Federal Leaders

Bennet, Bicameral Colleagues Highlight Dangerous New EPA Methane Rule

Lawmakers Highlight How Dangerous Rollback Increases Maternal Health Risks

Throughout Tour, Bennet Highlights Importance of Forest and Watershed Health to Colorado's Economy and Climate

Speeding Transition to Electric Vehicles will Advance U.S. Leadership, Clean Air, and Climate Security

Senator Will Fight for Western Priorities to Be Included in a National Climate Strategy

Letter Highlights Importance of Accurately Evaluating the Cost of Carbon Pollution for Fighting the Climate Crisis

Lawmakers Highlight How Dangerous Rollback Increases Maternal Health Risks

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