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 […]
Subcommittee Receives Testimony on Public Lands Bills
WASHINGTON –Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining received testimony on several bills focused on public lands management, grazing policy, wildfire mitigation, mineral development, and conservation across the West. The Subcommittee received testimony on the following bills: S. 462, to provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County, […]
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.) […]
Lee Bill to Protect Historic Roadways Advances Out of Committee
WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced Chairman Mike Lee’s legislation, S. 90, the Historic Roadways Protection Act, which maintains longstanding rights-of-way across Utah’s public lands while ongoing court cases determine ownership. The bill responds to Biden-era federal travel management plans that have permanently closed hundreds of miles of roads […]
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 – […]
Lee Introduces Bill to Study Hydropower and Invasive Species Risks at Glen Canyon Dam
WASHINGTON – Washington, D.C. — Senator Mike Lee, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced legislation to direct the Department of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, with the goal of improving hydropower performance while protecting the Colorado River system from […]
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 […]