press releases

TAOS, N.M. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will host a roundtable discussion with leadership members of the University of New Mexico Taos (UNM), and local and regional energy leaders from various solar companies working in Taos. UNM Taos will be presenting an overview of its Declaration of Energy Independence, discussing its federal...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With wide-ranging support from sportsmen to local governments, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a bipartisan coalition of Senators to introduce legislation that streamlines permitting for renewable energy projects on public lands. Public Lands Renewable Energy Developmenet Act would create a leasing pilot...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, with Reps. Steve Pearce and Ben Ray Luján, introduced legislation in the Senate and House to help state and tribal governments complete high-priority uranium mine cleanup projects. The Abandoned Mine Land (AML) fund was created as part of the Surface Mining Control and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich released the following statement after Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced he will step down from his post in March: “Secretary Ken Salazar has had a distinguished career in public service and I applaud him for his unwavering commitment to preserving and protecting our...