Press Releases

Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Bill to Promote Vehicle-to-Grid Charging for Electric School Buses

BIDIRECTIONAL Act would create program for electric school bus deployment with capability to help power grid while not in use. Bill builds on efforts like Durango’s first-in-the-state pilot program run by school district 9-R and La Plata Electric Association

Sep 29, 2022
Yesterday, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Angus King (I-Maine), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) to introduce the Bus Integration Dedicated to Improving Resilience, Eliminating Congestion, and Triggering Innovation Over Numerous Applications and Localities (BIDIRECTIONAL) Act.
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Bennet Welcomes Deputy Secretary of Interior Beaudreau and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Touton to Colorado to View Drought Conditions in a Flyover of the Colorado River and Hear from Colorado Water Users

Beaudreau and Touton Accepted Bennet’s Invitation to the Western Slope to Hear from Coloradans Experiencing Record Drought

Sep 25, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, welcomed Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau and Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton to the Western Slope to see the drought conditions in the Colorado River Basin and to hear first-hand from Colorado water users living with the driest conditions in 1,200 years.
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Bennet, Neguse Lead Bicameral Letter Urging Long-term, Permanent Solutions to Western Drought

Members Ask Bureau of Reclamation to Fund Efforts That Provide Meaningful Reductions in Water Use from the Colorado River with the $4 Billion Bennet Secured in the Inflation Reduction Act

Sep 22, 2022
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, New Mexico U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich, Colorado U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse, Diana DeGette, Jason Crow, Ed Perlmutter, and New Mexico U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury and Teresa Leger Fernández wrote to the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) urging it to prioritize funding for long-term, permanent solutions to the drought crisis in the Colorado River Basin as it allocates the $4 billion in new funding from the Inflation Reduction Act for Western drought.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Bipartisan Senate Resolution Commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month is Celebrated from September 15 through October 15

Sep 16, 2022
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing September 15, 2022 through October 15, 2022 as Hispanic Heritage Month to celebrate and honor the invaluable contributions of Latino Americans in the United States.
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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

Aug 26, 2022
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.
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Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Make Energy Efficient Technology More Affordable for Families, Lower Energy Bills

Senators Called to Reduce Costs, Incentivize Installations in a Letter Last Month

Nov 03, 2021
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a group of his colleagues to introduce the Clean Energy for All Homes Act, which would help middle-class and lower-income families afford solar roofs and other renewable energy technology installations by lowering the cost burden of installing these systems.
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