As Oil Hits $100 a Barrel, Heinrich Details How Trump’s War in Iran Will Continue to Harm Working Families
Report outlines how Trump’s war in Iran continues to strain the United States’ Strategic Petroleum Reserve, threatening to further hike gasoline prices WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a report detailing how draining the United States’ oil reserves to historic lows as a result of President Trump’s ongoing war in Iran — a war that financially benefits […]
Heinrich Celebrates First-Ever Permit Issued Under His Good Samaritan Mine Cleanup Law
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today celebrated the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) issuance of the first-ever permit under the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Pilot Program — established by legislation he authored and championed alongside U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) to remove a […]
Heinrich Visits Frijoles Fire Command Center, Meets with Firefighters and Incident Commanders
PHOTOS and VIDEOS SANTA FE, N.M. — This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, visited the Frijoles Fire Command Center to receive a briefing on the operations and status of the fire and meet with Incident Commanders, firefighters, first responders, and support staff working […]
Heinrich Visits Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Meets with Local Nonprofits, Advocates, and Tribal Leaders, Vows to Continue to Fight to Protect Public Lands
PHOTOS HERE ELY, MINN. — Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, visited gateway communities to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), where he met with local advocates, volunteers, non-profit leaders, and the Three Chippewa Bands, on how Senate Republicans and President Trump’s […]
Heinrich, Colleagues Urge BLM to Stop Rollback of Waste Prevention Rule
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 Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, in opposing BLM’s proposal to overturn the 2024 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource […]
ICYMI: Ranking Member Heinrich on Supreme Court Allowing Continued Construction for President Trump’s Ballroom
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and Editors From: Caty Payette, Office of U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) Date: August 24, 2026 Re: Ranking Member Heinrich on Supreme Court Allowing Continued Construction for President Trump’s Ballroom WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy […]
Heinrich Releases Statement on 110th Anniversary of the National Park Service, Celebrates National Park Week
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement celebrating the 110th anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS) today, August 25, 2026, during National Park Week, which runs from August 22 to August 30 this year. All entrance fees to […]
Heinrich Joins Colleagues in Fight Against Rescission of Key Energy Leasing That Will Harm Access to America’s Public Lands
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 Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, in denouncing the BLM’s proposal to rescind the 2024 Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule […]
Heinrich Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Advance Responsible, International Nuclear Energy Cooperation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.), introduced the Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) Act to codify the U.S. State Department’s FIRST program advocating for the responsible deployment […]
Heinrich, Wyden Demand Accountability From DOI Following Report that Agency Officials Destroyed Official Records
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum demanding answers on whether DOI complies with federal records retention requirements, calling for accountability and transparency regarding […]