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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force, joined U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Col.) to introduce the bipartisan Latino Conservation Resolution during Hispanic Heritage Month. The resolution recognizes the contributions of the Latino community to conservation and wildlife...

COMMENTARY: Our land is an integral part of who we are as New Mexicans. The Land of Enchantment is home to many national forests, parks, monuments, wildlife refuges, and other public lands. These are outdoor treasures that are owned by all of us, from ranchers who graze their livestock, to backcountry hunters and anglers, to families who take...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force, released the following statement today in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month: “The Hispanic community is an integral part of the economic, social, and cultural story of New Mexico and our nation. This month, we join in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources considered several conservation bills U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) has championed. The committee considered the San Juan County Settlements Implementation Act, a bill Senator Heinrich introduced with Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) to finally resolve several...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tomorrow, Thursday, September 22, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will consider several conservation bills U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced, including the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act, the Advancing Conservation and Education Act, and the San Juan County Settlements...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation to better facilitate land exchanges between Western state land offices and federal public land agencies. The Advancing Conservation and Education (ACE) Act specifically focuses on state trust land inholdings within the boundaries of federal...

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that their bipartisan measure to speed up reimbursements to Tribal, local and state governments for the costs they incurred responding to the Gold King Mine spill has passed the Senate as an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The measure will expedite...

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to add the Bonita Peak Mining District in Colorado's San Juan County - home to the Gold King Mine - to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites. The lawmakers have...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Parks, issued the following statement today in commemoration of the Centennial of the National Park Service: "Our National Parks are uniquely American and offer endless...

Earlier this year, when looking through a list of tribal artifacts up for bid at an art auction house in Paris, the Pueblo of Acoma discovered that the Acoma shield, a sacred ceremonial object, had been stolen and was about to be sold to the highest bidder. After Acoma Gov. Kurt Riley notified me, I wrote a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry...

FARMINGTON, N.M. (Aug. 16, 2016) -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement expressing his concerns with delays in compensation to the people of the Navajo Nation for costs and damages caused by the Gold King Mine spill: "For far too long, Indian Country has been left to fend for itself in dealing with the legacy of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced they are urging the leaders of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to permanently reauthorize and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) as negotiations take place between the Senate and the House to forge a compromise on the...

FARMINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Friday it is awarding about $1.2 million in reimbursements to tribal and government agencies in the Four Regions region, including the Navajo Nation, for costs associated with the response to the Gold King Mine spill. The announcement issued by the EPA came on the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), ranking member on the Subcommittee on National Parks, welcomed the designation of the new Stonewall National Monument in Lower Manhattan to commemorate the history of the LGBT movement. The White House announced the designation, which is the first official National Park Service unit...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - During a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing to receive testimony on a discussion draft entitled Wildfire Budgeting, Response and Forest Management Act of 2016, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) continued his fight for wildfire funding reform and improvements to our nation's forest management system. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that counties across New Mexico will receive more than $37.7 million through the 2016 Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. The total is a $3.2 million increase from the total payments the state received last year, partly due to the advocacy of Udall and Heinrich. A...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will participate in a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing tomorrow, Thursday, June 23, at approximately 10 a.m. ET/8 a.m. MT to receive testimony on a discussion draft entitled Wildfire Budgeting, Response and Forest Management Act of 2016. The hearing comes as New Mexico...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released the following statement on the Dog Head Fire in Bernalillo and Torrance Counties: "The Dog Head Fire continues to burn, but with the humidity up, we are finally starting to see containment. I will do everything in my...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich introduced legislation to preserve wilderness within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument (OMDP). The Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks Conservation Act provides permanent protection for some of Southern New Mexico's most scenic landscapes and will safeguard...

In a phone interview with the Los Alamos Monitor Tuesday, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) discussed some recent successes in the Senate that could have both direct and indirect benefits for Los Alamos. The fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has several gains for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), including an increase in...