Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Nearly $38 Million in Wildfire Prevention Funding for Colorado from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act

Yesterday, in Durango, USDA Secretary Vilsack Announced Over $63 Million to Reduce Hazardous Fuels and Expand Wildfire Barriers, Known as Fuel Breaks

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed nearly $38 million in funding from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to expand wildfire barriers, known as fuel breaks, that protect communities and firefighters in Colorado.
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper along with six of their Senate colleagues from Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Utah urged U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to support the Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub LLC’s (WIH2) application for a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-established grant program at the Department’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstration. WIH2 has proposed to fund hydrogen production, distribution, storage, and use in the Mountain West.

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Share Op-ed in Support of Growing Solar Industry

Tariffs On Solar Industry Would Lay Off American Workers, Slow Industry Surge Created Thanks To The Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a group of their Senate colleagues in an op-ed in opposition to ending the current pause on tariffs of imported solar panels and cells as the solar industry continues to grow and create good jobs.

Bennet, Braun, Marshall Introduce Bill to Help Colorado Farmers & Ranchers Access Agriculture Conservation Programs

Bipartisan, Bicameral Increased TSP Access Act Will Help USDA Conservation Programs “Live Up to Their Potential”

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, alongside U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, introduced legislation to address the shortage of Technical Service Providers (TSPs) who help producers access USDA conservation programs through one-on-one assistance.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Celebrate Groundbreaking for Final Stretch of Arkansas Valley Conduit

$60 Million From The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Support The Completion Of The Arkansas Valley Conduit

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined Department of the Interior Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Gary Gold, Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton, and Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board Becky Mitchell for a groundbreaking ceremony for the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC), a major water infrastructure project receiving $60 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.