Legislation would update and expand online tools, integrate technologies across scales, and inventory national infrastructure to improve air quality management Washington (January 14, 2022)—Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, introduced the... Read More

Facility has shut down four times due to unplanned gas releases and technical concerns since it began operations in 2020 Washington (January 14, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, released the following statement after the Federal Energy... Read More

Washington (January 13, 2022) – With data showing that the opioid epidemic has only worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today outlined his ongoing concerns with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) failures to effectively regulate addictive opioids and his opposition to FDA Commissioner nominee Dr. Robert... Read More

Washington (January 12, 2022)– Congressman Bill Keating, who represents Southeastern Massachusetts, including Plymouth and Cape Cod, Senator Edward J. Markey, Chair of the Senate’s Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Congressman Seth Moulton, who represents Massachusetts' north shore including the... Read More

Washington (January 12, 2022) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, today issued a statement applauding the Biden administration’s announcements on federal clean energy deployment. The Biden administration today announced a... Read More

Washington (January 11, 2021) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after President Joe Biden delivered remarks in Georgia calling for the immediate passage of voting rights legislation. "Abolish the filibuster."  ### Read More

Projects will Advance Technologies for Plastic Recycling, Reduce Plastic Waste, and Cut the Carbon Footprint of Plastic Production The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $13.4 million in funding for next-generation plastics technologies that reduce the energy consumption and carbon emissions of single-use plastics. The seven selected... Read More

Historic LIHEAP funding coming to Commonwealth through American Rescue Plan Washington (January 10, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today announced that Massachusetts will receive a record $307.5 million for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the 2022 fiscal year. The Biden... Read More

VIDEO: Markey pushes for comprehensive voting reform in remarks on Senate floor Washington (January 6, 2022) – On the anniversary of the January 6th United States Capitol insurrection, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) delivered remarks on the floor of the Senate in support of democracy and voting reform. Below are excerpts from his remarks.... Read More

Washington (January 5, 2022) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), led a bicameral letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Richard Glick urging the agency to use its authority to protect consumers from unfairly high energy costs. “We... Read More

Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department detains people on behalf of ICE Washington (January 3, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are requesting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conduct an immediate review of the detainee conditions at the Plymouth... Read More

Washington (December 23, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressmen William Keating (MA-09) and Seth Moulton (MA-06), released the following joint statement celebrating the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement yesterday that it will purchase $25 million in Atlantic groundfish... Read More

MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBAL CHAIRMAN BRIAN WEEDEN RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'S AFFIRMATION OF THE MASHPEE RESERVATION: Today the Department of the Interior's Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland issued a lengthy decision in which he confirmed the status of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian... Read More

Without comprehensive data collection, experts cannot identify or track racial disparities in breakthrough cases Text of Letter (PDF)Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), sent a letter to the Centers for... Read More

Commonwealth set to receive $804.6 million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve roads, promote safety, and reduce pollution Washington (December 21, 2021) – After enactment of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is now distributing $52.5... Read More

Reports of high numbers of denials, slow processing of applications since changes to humanitarian parole parameters for Afghan nationals Washington (December 20, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Seth Moulton (MA-06) led 53 of their colleagues in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and United... Read More

Washington (December 20, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, released the following statement today in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule for the National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Passenger... Read More

Washington (December 19, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Climate Change, Clean Air, and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee released the following statement on Build Back Better Act negotiations. “Major climate and clean energy provisions of the Build Back Better Act have largely been negotiated, scored for ten years, and financed.... Read More

Washington (December 17, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Representative Jim McGovern (MA-02), and Representative Lori Trahan (MA-03) released the following joint statement today after St. Vincent nurses and Tenet Healthcare, reached a tentative contract agreement after more than two years of... Read More

Boston (December 17, 2021) - United States Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (MA-01), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08), William Keating (MA-09), Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Lori Trahan... Read More