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Udall Applauds House Passage of Bipartisan Conservation Legislation to Protect Tropical Forests & Coral Reef Ecosystems
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing their bipartisan Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020. U.S. Representatives Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) and Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) led the companion legislation in the House. The bipartisan legislation reauthorizes the debt-for-nature-swap program that encourages developing coun… Continue Reading
November 17, 2020
Senator Tom Udall: A Climate, Clean Energy and Environmental Leader
WASHINGTON-Today, the office of U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, released the following comprehensive document outlining Udall's trailblazing leadership in the fight against climate change, bipartisan success protecting American families from toxic pollution, and long track record making the U.S. a leader in clean energy production. In 2019, Udall announced that he would not seek a third term … Continue Reading
November 13, 2020
Senator Tom Udall: A Conservation Champion
WASHINGTON-Today, the office of U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, released the following comprehensive document outlining Udall's accomplishments that have advanced a bold conservation vision throughout his Senate career. In 2019, Udall announced that he would not seek a third term in the U.S. Senate. READ HERE: SENATOR TOM UDALL - A CONSERVATION CHAMPION "Conservation is a winner: for the ec… Continue Reading
November 10, 2020
Udall Statement on FY2021 Interior Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, issued the following statement on the FY2021 Interior Appropriations Bill: "I very much appreciate Chairman Murkowski putting together a bill under difficult funding constraints, and I thank her for accommodating a number of important priorities in this draft. I fully support the Appropriations Committee's efforts to enact an omnibus by the … Continue Reading
October 28, 2020
Udall Statement on Trump Stripping Protections from Tongass National Forest
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, issued the following statement after the Trump administration moved to strip protections from the Tongass National Forest: "The Trump administration is again showing us its true colors, adding to the worst environmental record of any presidential administration in American history with a truly reckless and destructive rollback of public lands prot… Continue Reading
October 28, 2020
As Firefighters Fight Luna Fire, Udall, Heinrich Request National Guard Wildfire Readiness Assessment
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a group of 12 senators in a letter to Chief of the National Guard Bureau, General Daniel R. Hokanson requesting an assessment of the National Guard's current firefighting capabilities to better coordinate resources with state and local efforts. The senators requested that the National Guard provide an assessment of trained personnel and equipment availability and work to develop coordinated regional planning with go… Continue Reading
October 20, 2020
Udall Welcomes Sportsmen Groups’ Engagement in 30x30 Conservation Effort
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), lead Senate sponsor of the 30x30 Resolution to Save Nature, issued the following statement thanking a coalition of hunting and fishing groups for their constructive engagement in the 30x30 effort: "Sportsmen and women across this county have always been a critical part of America's conservation successes. I am encouraged to see the nation's leading hunting and fishing groups announce their support for a collaborative, stakeholder-driven and … Continue Reading
October 07, 2020
Udall Hails California’s Commitment to Conserving 30 Percent of California’s Lands and Waters by 2030
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), lead author of the Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature in the Senate, released the following statement applauding California Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order on biodiversity that establishes a goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the state's lands and waters by 2030. "California's official commitment to protect 30 percent of its lands and waters by 2030 is another sign of the growing momentum behind this necessary and achi… Continue Reading
October 07, 2020
Udall, Lowenthal Call for Action Following Industry Support for Packaging Fees to Tackle Plastic Pollution
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) released the following statement after two major industry organizations announced newfound support for packaging fees to support recycling-a key principle of the lawmakers' Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020: "The announcement that major manufacturers and consumer products companies now support paying fees to support recycling is a big step in the right direction. It is encouraging that the d… Continue Reading
October 06, 2020
Udall, Heinrich Object to Trump Interior Department’s Refusal to Extend Chaco Comment Process During Pandemic
WASHINGTON-Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced the agency would refuse to extend public comment period on a resource management plan surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park while the Tribes and local communities most affected by the plan continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic: "The Trump administration is wrong to rush forward with a plan … Continue Reading
October 06, 2020
Udall, Heinrich, Luján Request Public Information Meeting On Disposal Of Tritium Waste At Los Alamos
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) have sent a letter to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Manager for the Los Alamos Field Office, Michael J. Weis, requesting that the agency keep local communities and Pueblos fully informed on NNSA's plan to release radioactive tritium at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The lawmakers are calling on the NNSA to schedule an open public information mee… Continue Reading
October 01, 2020
NEWS ON PLASTIC: Udall, Merkley, Lowenthal, Cohen, Blumenauer, Lead 62 Bipartisan Members of Congress Urging Trump Administration to Ensure Future Trade Agreement with Kenya Doesn’t Undermine Plastic Waste Mitigation Efforts
The U.S. should champion equitable trade agreements that promote sustainable jobs and protect our global environment Forcing developing countries to accept more U.S. waste would benefit private corporations' bottom lines at the expense of public health and the environment WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Representatives Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) led a bipartisan… Continue Reading
September 29, 2020
Following 64-Nation ‘Pledge for Nature’, Udall Renews Call for U.S. to Lead International Commitment to 30x30 Goal to Save Nature
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), co-chair of the International Conservation Caucus, senior member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and author of the 30x30 Resolution to Save Nature in the Senate, issued the following statement after the Trump administration refused to join over 60 international leaders in signing the Leaders' Pledge for Nature ahead of a United Nations international biodiversity summit. The pledge promises to address the climate crisis, deforestation, eco… Continue Reading
September 28, 2020
VIDEO: Udall Joins Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, GreenLatinos to Discuss the 30x30 Resolution to Save Nature
VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO2rCKJ1a2o&feature=youtu.be WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) joined the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and GreenLatinos to discuss how local organizers and communities can participate in the goal of protecting 30 percent of America's lands and water by 2030, known as the 30×30 initiative. Udall is the author of the Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature in the Senate. According to biologists, nature across the world is… Continue Reading
September 25, 2020
Udall Statement on Court Ruling Removing William Perry Pendley as Leader of Bureau of Land Management
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, issued the following statement after a federal judge blocked William Perry Pendley from continuing to lead the Bureau of Land Management in an acting, unconfirmed capacity: "William Perry Pendley has no business-and no authority-leading the Bureau of Land Management, and Secretary Bernhardt should have known better. Finally, Americans throughou… Continue Reading
September 24, 2020
Udall Introduces Legislation to Prevent Corporations from Dumping Plastic Pellets Into the Oceans and Other Waterways
WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) introduced the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act to prohibit the discharge and pollution of pre-production plastic pellets. Pre-production plastic pellets, tiny granules of plastic less than 5 millimeters in size, are the building blocks of virtually all plastic products. Sometimes called "nurdles," they are produced by major petrochemical companies from fossil fuels and then shipped to thousands of plastic processing plants that melt, mold and turn th… Continue Reading
September 16, 2020
VIDEO: Udall Advocates for Gila Wild & Scenic Legislation in Key Committee Hearing
VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flv91aflRk8&feature=youtu.be WASHINGTON-Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, testified before a Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the environmental and economic benefits of designating parts of the Gila River and river segments within its watershed as Wild and Scenic. Udall urged the committee to pass The… Continue Reading
September 15, 2020
VIDEO: Udall, Senate Democrats Demand Removal of Anti-Public Lands Zealot William Pendley from Position Leading Bureau of Land Management
As the West burns, Trump administration is circumventing the law to keep Pendley - a climate change denier of the first order - in charge of 10% of all American lands and ignoring the devastating consequences of a warming climate VIDEO LINK: https://www.facebook.com/senatortomudall/videos/317171746224802/ WASHINGTON-Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, led U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich… Continue Reading
September 10, 2020
Following Staggering Report that Wildlife Populations Plummeted By Two Thirds in 50 Years, Udall Renews Call for Bold Action to Save Nature
WASHINGTON-Today, following the World Wildlife Fund's alarming report documenting that the world has lost two-thirds of global animal, bird and fish populations over the past 50 years, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) issued the following statement to renew his call for bold action to save nature in order to save ourselves, by protecting 30 percent of our land and waters by 2030. Udall is the lead author of the 30x30 Resolution to Save Nature. "This new report brings the consequences of habitat… Continue Reading
August 26, 2020
NM Lawmakers Urge Interior Department to Extend Public Process for Proposed Chaco Canyon Drilling Plans During Pandemic
WASHINGTON-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 Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) urged the Trump administration to extend the period for public input and delay onsite inspections for the draft Farmington Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA)- which includes potentially opening up more areas around Chaco Culture National Historical Park to oil and gas drilling - until the COVID-19 crisis can be contained. The lawmakers,… Continue Reading
