Albuquerque Journal: NM needs to focus on clean energy
Climate change is one of the greatest economic challenges, and opportunities, of this century. We can deny that our climate is warming, and remain stuck behind our economic competitors in the developed - and increasingly, in the developing – world. Or we can move forward with a clean energy economy that will create jobs and protect the environment, with New Mexico leading the way. Read More
Heinrich Introduces Bill To Modernize Nation’s Electric Transmission Grid
Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced a bill (S. 2947) to remove barriers to creating a cleaner, more consumer-friendly electric grid. Read More
Heinrich Votes Against Keystone XL Pipeline
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement today after voting against the Keystone XL Pipeline legislation: Read More
Udall, Heinrich Seek Additional Resources for WIPP
As Congress finalizes its fiscal year 2015 spending bills, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced today they are seeking continued support for funding for the recovery of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, N.M. Read More
Heinrich Statement On U.S.-China Agreement To Address Climate Change
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released the following statement today after President Obama announced an agreement with China to reduce carbon pollution and combat climate change: Read More
Udall, Heinrich, Luján Urge DOE to Maximize Local Subcontracting
Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján sent a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) strongly encouraging them to maintain requirements from the existing National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) contract that support local community engagement as oversight of legacy environmental cleanup work at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) transitions from NNSA to EM. In the letter to acting assistant secretary for environmental management, James "Mark" Whitney, the lawmakers highlighted the critical importance of LANL's subcontracting with local businesses to employment and economic development in Northern New Mexico, and asked that EM maintains each of NNSA's specific contracting requirements that helps maximize economic opportunities for local workers and businesses. Read More
Udall, Heinrich Announce More Than $2.8 Million in Grants to New Mexico Tribes for Energy and Mineral Resource Development
Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that more than $2.8 million has been awarded to 13 tribal energy and mineral development projects in New Mexico. Read More
Udall, Heinrich Statement On Department Of Energy Recovery Plan For WIPP
U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich issued the following statement today on the release of the Department of Energy's Recovery Plan for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico: Read More
Udall, Heinrich Announce $14 Million for Rural Electric Infrastructure
Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that the Springer Electric Cooperative Inc. will receive more than $14 million in guaranteed loans to improve the delivery of electric power to rural New Mexico communities. Read More
Heinrich Applauds Senate Passage Of Bill To Expand Domestic Energy Production in New Mexico
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Permit Processing Improvement Act, a bill to help keep the Farmington and Carlsbad BLM offices fully staffed and reduce the backlog in oil and gas permits, passed unanimously. Read More
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