Press Releases

Bennet, Fischer, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Increase Flexibility and Reduce Red Tape in NRCS Watershed Improvement Program

Aug 21, 2023
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, and U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act to help American agriculture and communities become more resilient to drought and flooding by improving the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations program (also known as “PL-566”).
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Senator Bennet, Congressman Neguse Applaud D.C. Circuit Court Decision Overruling STB Approval of Uinta Basin Railway

Bennet, Neguse Have Led the Effort in Washington to Halt the Project without Supplemental Review

Aug 18, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overruled the Surface Transportation Board (STB) approval of the Uinta Basin Railway Project.
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Bennet Statement on Colorado River System Conservation Proposal

May 22, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the seven Colorado River Basin states agreed to the submission of a Lower Basin proposal for analysis under the Bureau of Reclamation’s draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS).
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Bennet, Romney Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Emergency Wildfire Cleanup Bill

MATCH Act Will Expedite Disaster Cleanup, Save Taxpayers Money, and Prevent Further Disasters

Mar 23, 2023
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and U.S. Representatives John Curtis (R-Utah) and John Garamendi (D-Calif.) to reintroduce the bipartisan, bicameral Making Access to Cleanup Happen (MATCH) Act, legislation to expedite disaster cleanup, save taxpayers money, and prevent further disasters.
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Bennet, Cardin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reduce Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water

The Financing Lead Out of Water Act Allows Public Water Utilities to Issue Tax-Exempt Bonds to Fund Public and Private Lead Pipe Removal

Mar 10, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in introducing the Financing Lead Out of Water (FLOW) Act.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Neguse Urge DOT Secretary Buttigieg to Consider Risks of Approving Tax-Exempt Bonds For Uinta Basin Railway Project

Mar 09, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, and Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse urged U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg to consider the risks of approving tax-exempt private activity bonds (PABs) or any other federal financing mechanisms to fund the Uinta Basin Railway Project.
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Bennet, Neguse Call on USDA Secretary Vilsack to Delay Uinta Basin Railway Authorization Until Supplemental Review of Project is Conducted

Lawmakers Call East Palestine Disaster a “Terrible Reminder” of Potential Damage from Transporting Hazardous Materials by Rail, Urge Caution for Colorado

Mar 06, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse called on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to suspend a decision on the Special Use Authorization for the Uinta Basin Railway Project until a supplemental review is conducted to fully evaluate the effects of the project on Colorado’s local communities and environment.
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Bennet, Polis, Hickenlooper, Neguse Welcome $39 Million from U.S. Forest Service for East Troublesome and Cameron Peak Wildfire Recovery

Funding Comes After Bennet, Polis, Hickenlooper, and Neguse Urged USFS to Expedite Resources Last Month

Mar 01, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Colorado U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, and U.S. Congressman Joe Neguse welcomed $39 million from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to address post-fire recovery needs in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (ARNF) from the East Troublesome and Cameron Peak fires.
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Bennet, Crow Introduce Protect the West Act to Combat Intensifying Wildfires and Drought Across the American West

Legislation Would Invest $60 Billion in Our Forests To Reduce Wildfire Risk, Restore Watersheds, and Protect Communities

Feb 28, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, and Colorado U.S. Representative Jason Crow introduced the Protect the West Act to make a $60 billion investment in our forests to reduce wildfire risk, restore our watersheds, and protect our communities.
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