Former Vice President Al Gore and Former Senator John Warner testified before Chairman Markey’s Energy and Environment Subcommittee on the bipartisan need for comprehensive energy legislation and in support of the Waxman-Markey discussion draft.    Read More

WASHINGTON (April 23, 2009) - Chairman Henry A. Waxman of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Chairman Edward J. Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee held the third day of the legislative hearings on the discussion draft of "The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009." UPDATING THROUGHOUT THE DAY April 22, 2009 -... Read More

WASHINGTON (April 22, 2009) - Chairman Henry A. Waxman of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Chairman Edward J. Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee held the second day of the legislative hearings on the discussion draft of "The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009." Rep. Markey's Opening Statement at second... Read More

Markey's National Bottle Bill Would Cut Heat-Trapping Emissions, Energy Needs WASHINGTON (April 22, 2009) - Coinciding with the 39th celebration of Earth Day, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today re-introduced the Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act, which would decrease global warming pollution and cut down on energy use by encouraging... Read More

WASHINGTON (April 22, 2009) – New offshore renewable energy rules finalized today by President Barack Obama and Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar makes the clean energy goals set forward in Congressional legislation even more attainable. The rules, which stalled under the Bush administration, will set a framework to grant leases,... Read More

The Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its updated 2009 Energy Outlook Report last Friday to assess the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), passed by Congress in January, on the U.S. energy outlook. The Recovery Act’s energy-specific provisions aim to create more than 500,000... Read More

  Rep. Markey addressed the crowd of thousands of environmentalists on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on April 19, 2009 in anticipation of Earth Day on April 22 and to encourage Americans to support the Waxman-Markey Clean Energy Bill that the House Energy and Commerce Committee is considering this week.  EPA Administrator Lisa... Read More

Chairmen Waxman and Markey Announce Hearings on “The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009” ** Media Advisory**   FYI Tuesday and Wednesday’s hearings will be joint full committee/subcommittee. Thursday and Friday’s hearings, including the Al Gore/John Warner panel, will be held in the subcommittee.... Read More

Chairman Announces Roster for Legislative Hearings Next Week, Including EPA Administrator and Other Cabinet Officials   WASHINGTON (April 17, 2009) - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson announced today that her agency has concluded that global warming emissions pose a threat to public health and welfare. The proposed... Read More

Hanscom Field, Fort Meade, Langley and Andrews Air Force Bases among sites DOD Refuses to Sign Cleanup Agreements For  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, and Congressman Gene Green and John D. Dingell, Members of the Subcommittee, today... Read More

Energy Luminaries Browner, Holdren, Yergin, Moniz and Others Discussed Massachusetts’ Role in Developing Clean Energy Jobs, Technology, Global Warming Policies Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) hosted President Obama’s top climate, energy and science advisers along with other energy experts at a forum at MIT on Monday, April 13 to... Read More

Energy Luminaries Browner, Holdren, Yergin, Moniz and Others Discussed Massachusetts’ Role in Developing Clean Energy Jobs, Technology, Global Warming Policies Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) hosted President Obama’s top climate, energy and science advisers along with other energy experts at a forum at MIT on Monday, April 13 to... Read More

NRC documents to be provided next week   Washington, D.C. - Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah), a subcommittee member, today released a reply from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to correspondence sent... Read More

WASHINGTON (April 9, 2009) -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding the escalating cyber breaches threatening to compromise the electricity grid. This week, the North American... Read More

Energy Luminaries Browner, Holdren, Yergin, Moniz and Others to Discuss Massachusetts’ Role in Developing Clean Energy Jobs, Technology, Global Warming Policies --Media Avail to Follow-- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) will host President Obama’s top climate, energy and science advisers along with other energy experts at a forum at... Read More

Markey’s Energy Bill Includes Provisions Promoting Electric Vehicles Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2009) - Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) today cheered the deal between Watertown-based A123 Systems and Chrysler to provide the American automaker with the next generation of hybrid batteries. Last week Rep. Markey, who chairs key energy... Read More

Washington, DC -  ­ Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of twin energy and environment panels in Congress, today voted in favor of a federal budget that will set both Massachusetts and the country back on the path to prosperity. “Today the House voted to put the health of our economy, the health of our people, and the... Read More

Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2009) - Now that Chairmen Edward J. Markey and Henry Waxman have released their American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) to create millions of clean energy jobs that can't be shipped overseas and end our dependence on foreign oil, the inevitable attacks from entrenched special interests and obstructionist Republicans... Read More

FUNDS AUTHORIZED IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY PACKAGE WILL BE USED FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AT NATIONAL ARCHIVES BUILDING   MEDFORD, MA. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), today announced that the Frederick C. Murphy federal building in Waltham will receive $390,000 in funding under the federal building improvement measure... Read More

REP. MARKEY, MASS., DELEGATION AND STAFF MEET BRIG. GEN. FULLER TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO NSSC    MEDFORD, MA. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), yesterday hosted a meeting to introduce Brigadier General Peter Nelson Fuller and Dr. Marilyn Freeman of the Natick Soldiers Systems Center to members of the Massachusetts... Read More