Heinrich Grills BLM Official on Proposal for Gravel Mine in Placitas, Emphasizes Inadequate Pay for Firefighters, Underscores Impacts of Trump Administration’s Cuts to Forest Service Workforce
WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee hearing to discuss pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the full Committee, questioned Associate Chief of the U.S. Forest Service Christopher French on how cuts by the Trump Administration are harming the agency’s ability to properly manage public lands and risking public safety by threatening wildfire preparedness. Additionally, Heinrich grilled Bureau […]
Heinrich Highlights Legislation to Protect Public Land Access in Placitas and Río Grande del Norte
WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests, and Miniing Subcommittee hearing to discuss pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the full Committee, emphasized the need to pass two of his bills, the Buffalo Tract Protection Act, and the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act, to expand access to public lands in New Mexico. As Heinrich noted in […]
Ranking Member Heinrich and Vice Chair Murray Slam DOE for Redirecting Congressionally Appropriated Funds for Clean Energy to Prop Up Coal Plants, Hurting Rural Communities and Driving Up Electricity Costs
Heinrich and Murray to DOE: “This policy will not only cause more pollution in communities nationwide while harming public health and the environment, it will also raise energy costs at a time when the American people are already feeling the pinch with record high energy bills.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of […]
Ranking Members Heinrich, Klobuchar, Merkley, Huffman, Pingree, and Colleagues Call on Secretary Burgum to Halt Creation of Unified Wildfire Agency, Citing Dramatic Cuts at the Interior and Concerns with Fire Mismanagement
“Mismanagement of fire management has life-or-death consequences and places billions of taxpayer dollars at risk.” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and U.S. House of […]
Ranking Member Heinrich Uplifts Call from President Roosevelt’s Descendants to Protect the Boundary Waters
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee,uplifted a New York Times article where President Teddy Roosevelt’s descendants pressed lawmakers to oppose a resolution that would open up mining next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. This comes as the Senate is expected to consider H.J. Res. 140, which rolls […]
Heinrich, Whitehouse, Luján, 21 Congressional Colleagues Call on European Union to Uphold Strong Methane Standards
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) in sending a letter alongside 21 additional Members of Congress, urging the European Union to maintain robust and consistent implementation of the European Union Methane Regulation […]
ICYMI: During Committee Markup, Heinrich Stresses Need to Advance Conservation Bills and Protect Public Land Roads
Heinrich: “We need access, but not at the cost of more human caused wildfires. Which means that we need to actually plan what roads should stay open and which ones cause more harm than good.” WASHINGTON — In his opening statement at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to examine pending […]
Ranking Members Heinrich, Huffman, Garcia Demand Transparency from Trump Administration on Taxpayer-Funded Mining Spending Spree
Lawmakers to Trump Administration: “The federal government is picking winners and losers in an emerging industry, and taxpayers foot the bill if those bets go bad” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) […]
ICYMI: ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Hosts Roundtable on Trump Administration Policies Raising Americans’ Electric Bills
PHOTOS | VIDEO WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hosted a roundtable with his Senate colleagues, including ENR Committee Democratic members, a local elected official, union representatives, a small business owner, and electrification and efficiency advocates to discuss how the Trump Administration’s policies – […]
TODAY: Heinrich to Host Roundtable with Cortez Masto, Hickenlooper, Schatz, Welch, Padilla, King, Whitehouse, Reed, Union Representatives, National and Local Advocates on Trump Administration Policies Raising Americans’ Electric Bills
RSVP WASHINGTON — Today, Thursday, January 29, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will host a roundtable with an elected official, union representatives, and national and local electrification and efficiency advocates to discuss how the Trump administration’s policies — from stalling permits of more […]