Posted by Jan Wondra | Feb 8, 2021 Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet Set to Fight for Western Priorities to Be Included in a National Climate Strategy Friday Feb. 5, Sen. Bennet announced a framework of Western climate resilience priorities carefully crafted by leaders in Colorado with a connection to the Colorado River––from the agriculture, water, local government, tribal government, education, environment, and business communities. Bennet initially convened this group, known as the Bennet Western Climate Resilience Roundtable, in November 2020 to develop a collaborative, consensus-driven set of priorities for Western climate resilience. On Friday, the 19-member roundtable representing agriculture, water resources, forestry restoration initiatives, energy cooperatives, western county and tribal leadership, presented their final framework to Bennet, who plans to use it to drive his policy work in the U.S. Senate and as he works with the Biden Administration on its national climate strategy.