WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the dean of the Massachusetts delegation and top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, tonight issued the following statement after President Obama’s speech on the American Jobs Act. “Tonight may be the kick-off of the football season, but we’re already... Read More

$150 million loan guarantee will support 70 permanent and 50 construction jobs in Massachusetts MEDFORD, MA– Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, congratulated 1366 Technologies Inc. of Lexington, for receiving finalization today of a... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) today met with Dominion officials about ongoing activities at the North Anna Nuclear... Read More

BOSTON – Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, along with Representatives Edward Markey, Barney Frank, Richard E. Neal, John Olver, John Tierney, Jim McGovern, Michael Capuano, Stephen F. Lynch, Niki Tsongas, and William Keating asked that heating assistance funding for families and seniors be maintained as Massachusetts faces a spike in... Read More

BOSTON – Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, along with Congressmen Edward Markey, Barney Frank and Stephen F. Lynch, today announced that Massachusetts will receive more than $12.4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support economic development projects, increase affordable housing opportunities,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 2, 2011) – In response to President Obama’s decision to withdraw Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, proposed by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce... Read More

Congressman Has Been Leading Voice Opposing Deal   WASHINGTON (August 31, 2011) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), one of the leading voices opposing the proposed AT&T – T-Mobile merger, issued the following statement on the announcement that the Department of Justice has filed a complaint against the deal:   “The Justice... Read More

Congressman Successfully Called on BP to Create Fund   WASHINGTON (August 30, 2011) – In the summer of 2010, as the potential harm from BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico became more significant by the day, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) called on BP to establish a science research fund to aid independent short-term and long-term... Read More

Week of Natural Disasters Points to Weaknesses in Backup Power, Emergency Alert Systems; Markey Calls on NRC to Implement Stronger Safety Standards   WASHINGTON (August 29, 2011) – As Americans move to recovery mode following Hurricane Irene, reports have surfaced that backup power and emergency alert systems failed at several nuclear... Read More

The National Weather Service has issued a Hurricane Watch for communities along the coast of Massachusetts. Below are some resources and tips to help you stay safe and informed this weekend: National Weather Service storm notice for Boston area Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hurricane Irene blog Weather alert sign-up Health safety tips... Read More

Environmental Review Didn’t Include Endangered Species Input from Fish and Wildlife Service   WASHINGTON (August 26, 2011) – The final environmental impact review of the Keystone XL pipeline has been released today by the U.S. State Department, but it does not include input from the Fish and Wildlife Service on the potential... Read More

Congressman is House author of The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member and former chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee, released the following statement after the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (August 26, 2011) – In the wake of the 5.8 earthquake that hit within 10 miles of the North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia this week, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today queried the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on whether the earthquake exceeded the seismic safety specifications for the reactors. Rep.... Read More

Markey Warns Cleanup Further Imperiled by Republican Budget Cuts   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that concluded that cleanup of some of the nation’s most hazardous waste sites faces... Read More

Markey to NRC: VA Earthquake Highlights Need to Update U.S. Nuclear Safety Standards Failure of Backup Generator at North Anna Nuclear Facility is 74th Occurrence of Inoperability in Eight Years WASHINGTON (August 24, 2011) – Following yesterday’s earthquake that caused the automatic shutdown of a nuclear power plant just a few miles... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) directed its staff to complete several actions within the next 45 days in... Read More

Lawmaker is principal force in Congress pushing for oversight of the BP oil spill and response WASHINGTON (August 18, 2011) – As Dutch Royal Shell today admitted the worst oil spill in the United Kingdom in a decade could be four times greater than it is now, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Joe Barton (R-Texas) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chairmen of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, today released the response to the inquiry they sent to Groupon asking about the company’s new privacy and data collection policy. The Washington Post reported in July that Groupon would be... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Massachusetts Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), Barney Frank and James P. McGovern sent a letter to Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg in support of the science and risk-based review process the agency uses in its handling of biotechnology applications. The Congressmen encouraged the... Read More

Medford, MA – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), the dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation and the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, which has jurisdiction over offshore wind energy, issued the following statement after the Department of Interior today announced plans to accelerate offshore wind development in 247... Read More