WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration issued a moratorium Friday on new coal mining leases on federal lands to review the merits of the decades-old program. In announcing the decision,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barack Obama used his last State of the Union address Tuesday night to defend his Administration’s legacy and to chart the political path forward through a “changing”...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – New legislation aimed at preventing toxic waste spills during cleanup efforts at abandoned mines has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Abandoned Mine...

WASHINGTON – Nearly every country around the world has agreed to lower their greenhouse gas emissions as part of an historic climate change agreement worked out in Paris. The deal, which was...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., are concerned about Iran’s second ballistic missile test since a pact was agreed upon to limit the country’s nuclear...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet praised the House of Representatives for approving legislation to help rural communities across the nation gain better access to clean drinking water. The...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Ben Nighthorse Campbell – Korean War veteran, Olympic athlete and former Colorado politician – is honoring the service of his fellow Native American military veterans by helping...

For the first time in 14 years, a new education bill is set to emerge from the U.S. Congress that will reshape the federal government’s role in overseeing K-12 education. Sen. Michael Bennet,...

WASHINGTON – The joint House and Senate conference committee tasked with updating the expired No Child Left Behind Act voted to approve a bipartisan framework for a new bill on Thursday. The...

WASHINGTON – Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet joined with his Democratic colleagues from New Mexico on Thursday to unveil a bill to reform the nation’s hard-rock mining laws in response to the...