A new report released today determines that national monument designation for the Chimney Rock Archaeological Area would double the economic impact Chimney Rock has on the region, bringing an additional $1.2 million to the area. The study was commissioned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “The local community...

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) today filed an amendment to extend a wind energy tax credit that is set to expire at the end of 2012 if Congress fails to act. If the tax credit is not extended soon, thousands of jobs associated with wind energy development projects are at risk. Sen. Mark Udall is a cosp...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall renewed their call to their colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a strong forestry title as part of the 2012 Farm Bill, which overwhelmingly passed the Senate last month by a bipartisan vote of 64-35. Udall and Bennet, both advocates of Colorado’s outdoor...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today released the following statements praising the joint Office of Personnel Management, U.S. Forest Service, and Department of Interior announcement that temporary federal firefighters, many whom are fighting or have fought the recent wildfires in Colorado, will have access to...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall thanked FEMA today for moving to quickly implement a new law they supported that waives the waiting period to obtain federal flood insurance for property owners living in and around wildfire burn areas that have occurred on federal lands. "Coloradans are just now beginning to p...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement after President Obama signed into law a bipartisan bill that will modernize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA Safety and Innovation Act includes several Bennet-backed provisions to improve drug safety, bring breakthrough treatments to patients...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is accepting applications from undergraduate students and recent graduates for internships during the Fall semester of the 2012-2013 school year in his Washington and Colorado offices. Internships are available year round in Bennet’s offices in Washington and in the following Colorado loca...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined members of the Hutchinson family on a tour of the Hutchinson Ranch, a working ranch that has been owned and operated by the family since 1866 and is now being preserved for ranching by a conservation easement. “This ranch is a great example of how Colorado farming and ranchi...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet heard from the Gunnison community today on proposals to protect local public lands. Crested Butte Mayor Aaron Huckstep, Gunnison Mayor Jonathan Houck, Gunnison County Commissioners and representatives from the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management attended the event at Oh Be Jo...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 62 of Colorado’s 64 counties as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by drought, excessive heat, and high winds since the beginning of the year. The other two counties have been nam...