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U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall said Thursday that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt should resign. The two Democrats are the latest elected official to say the scandal-ridden administrator should not be in charge of the agency. “Scott Pruitt has been surrounded by ethical problems and has failed to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement calling for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign: "Scott Pruitt has been surrounded by ethical problems and has failed to take the core mission of the Environmental Protection Agency seriously. He has been plagued by conflicts of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 9:30 a.m., U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will be in Dora to tour the Sagamore Wind Project site, which will be the largest wind farm in New Mexico's history, and the Roosevelt Wind Farm. Senator Heinrich will visit the Sagamore Wind Project site with representatives from Xcel...

New Mexico lost almost 14 percent of its solar jobs in 2017, but had a strong showcase in solar installations compared to the rest of the country. A report from The Solar Foundation however, indicates the state is going to be installing more solar in the coming years. The Land of Enchantment ranked No. 29 overall for solar jobs in 2017 with 2,522...

WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined the full Senate in voting 65-32 for an omnibus appropriations bill to fund the government. The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the bill, and the president signed...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a Senate Armed Service Committee hearing to review the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) atomic energy defense programs for Fiscal Year 2019, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) secured a commitment from Energy Secretary Rick Perry to support maintaining Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) role as the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, welcomed the approval of Xcel Energy’s 522-megawatt Sagamore Wind Project in Roosevelt County, highlighting the impact it will have to the local economy. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission unanimously...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, March 21, at approximately 1:15 p.m. ET/11:15 a.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and founder of the first ever Congressional Directed Energy Caucus, will deliver a keynote address at the 2018 Directed Energy Summit in Washington, D.C. Senator Heinrich has...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich’s (D-N.M.) bipartisan Energy Technology Maturation Act was passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The legislation, cosponsored by Senators Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.),...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.) responded to news that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will cancel a planned oil and gas lease sale in the Greater Chaco region. More than 450...

ALBUQUERQUE -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) launched a Solar Toolkit to connect communities to resources and proven strategies to go solar. The online toolkit is a comprehensive guide to connect local governments, tribes, schools, rural businesses, local power providers, and others with the resources they need to build...

Sen. Martin Heinrich made a return to Albuquerque on Thursday to talk solar power at the Central New Mexico Community College Workforce Training Center. City leaders such as Mayor Tim Keller and City Councilor Pat Davis, along with other energy representatives joined Heinrich as he unveiled what he is calling his Solar...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –  Today, February 22, 2018 at 3 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)  will be joined by Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, Albuquerque City Councilor Pat Davis, CNM President Kathie Winograd and representatives from Sandia National Laboratories and environmental organizations to launch a Solar...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Land Management announced that it is proposing to replace the 2016 rule to limit the waste of taxpayer-owned natural gas on public lands. In New Mexico alone, over $100 million in taxpayer-owned natural...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement tonight after President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Senator Heinrich's special guest this evening was Ivonne Orozco-Acosta, Dreamer and 2018 New Mexico Teacher of the Year from Albuquerque,...

PHOTO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich helps install solar panels on a home in Santa Fe with a team from SunPower by Positive Energy Solar, a New Mexico solar installation company, July 5, 2017. January 25, 2018 Dear Friend, The clean energy industry has been one of the brightest spots and fasted growing job sectors in New Mexico and the American...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, issued the following statement after President Trump announced his decision to impose up to 30 percent tariffs on imported solar panels and modules that will jeopardize tens of thousands of American solar jobs: “Imposing...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the proposed House Republican short-term spending bill:  “Members on both sides of the aisle have been working to reach agreement and meet our basic responsibilities, including veterans funding, disaster relief, and finally passing the Dream...

With our incredible resources for both solar and wind energy, alongside innovative research and development at our national laboratories and universities, New Mexico is poised to become a major producer and exporter of clean power. However, recent recommendations from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) could threaten thousands of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, testified before the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to oppose raising tariffs on imported solar panels and modules. The USTR held a public hearing to help inform the decision of President Trump, who received a range...