Martin Heinrich: “Our ability to grow our economy depends on it.”

Our public lands are part of our shared identity – they are a physical manifestation of our Jeffersonian democracy and belong to all of us, no matter where you come from or how much money you have.

To be clear: permitting negotiations are ongoing, many of the major hurdles have been overcome, and we believe there is a good deal to be had.

But over the past two years, our public lands have been under relentless attacks.

We are talking about major changes to how America builds energy and infrastructure.