WASHINGTON (May 24, 2010) – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said that BP’s analysis on the effects from using oil dispersants was flawed, directed the company to reduce the use of Corexit dispersants for surface applications because it has been shown to be ineffective, and ordered BP to continue to search for less toxic... Read More

BP Still Not Showing All Feeds; Chairman Releases New Footage, YouTube Example of BP's Multiple Video Capabilities WASHINGTON (May 24, 2010) -- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today called on BP to ensure that the public has full access to all video footage from the sea floor. After coaxing BP to provide a live feed of the undersea operations at... Read More

Lawmaker is principal House author of the first mandated increase in fuel economy standards since 1975  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) hailed President Obama’s announcement today that he has directed EPA and DOT to build upon its fuel economy standards for cars and SUVs by developing new standards for... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif) was joined by her colleagues Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass) in sending a letter to President Obama outlining recommendations for the responsibilities and membership of the independent commission he is expected to establish to investigate the BP Gulf oil spill. ... Read More

Directive to Choose Less Toxic Chemical Follows Markey Letter to EPA May 20, 2010 -- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today commended the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for ordering BP to use less toxic dispersant chemicals in the company’s cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. The company has been applying these chemicals deep... Read More

House Privacy Caucus co-chairmen concerned about access to private data  WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Joe Barton, R-Texas, and Edward Markey, D-Mass., co-chairmen of the House Privacy Caucus, today wrote to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Liebowitz about Google’s recent revelation that it gathered information sent over Wi-Fi... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Today the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment approved by a vote of 18 to 13 H.R. 5320, the Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 (the “AQUA Act”).  This legislation, introduced by Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Edward J. Markey, will reauthorize and increase... Read More

Public, Scientists Deserve to See All Video from Spill, Says Chairman; Markey Offers to Host Feed on Website If BP Cannot WASHINGTON (May 19, 2010) – In advance of hosting a congressional briefing today with independent scientists on the true size of the oil leak, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to BP America’s CEO Lamar... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and co-Chairman of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, today released a letter from Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibowitz responding to Rep. Markey’s recent call for an investigation into the... Read More

Questions Arise on Chemicals Used in Gulf Spill, Including Link to Giant Undersea Oil Plumes WASHINGTON (May 17, 2010) -- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today queried the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the dangers of applying oil-dispersing chemicals deep underwater as an effort to mitigate the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In the letter sent... Read More

BP Refuses to Provide Information on Size of Flow to Chairman Markey; Resists Help From Scientists; Markey Calls for Release of More Video to Aid Independent Analysis WASHINGTON (May 16, 2010) -- Even as independent scientific reports surface on the presence of giant underwater plumes of oil emanating from BP's sunken, damaged oil pipe, the oil... Read More

Follows Legislation Introduced by Chairman Markey, Rep. Capps WASHINGTON (May 17, 2010) – Following legislation introduced by Reps. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Lois Capps (D-Calif.), President Obama will appoint an independent commission to look into the Gulf oil spill and make recommendations to avoid such disasters in the... Read More

Would Make Recommendations on the Impacts and Risks of Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 6, 2010) - Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) announced they will be introducing legislation to create an independent, non-partisan, “blue-ribbon” commission to investigate the causes of the devastating... Read More

Sends Investigatory Letter to BP  to Gauge True Size of Flow WASHINGTON (May 13, 2010) -- Following several independent analyses reported in the media indicating a daily flow upwards of 70,000 barrels of oil from the Gulf of Mexico BP spill, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent an investigatory letter to BP to ask about the actual size... Read More

Lawmaker is Co-Author of Bill That Will Create Jobs & Provide Additional Funding for Water Infrastructure WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee today released the following prepared remarks at a hearing on the Assistance,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the chairman of twin climate and energy panels in the House, today issued the following prepared remarks at an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on the BP oil spill: “Today, it is hard to have confidence in BP. “When BP applied for... Read More

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the chairman of twin climate and energy panels in the House, today continued his investigation into the BP oil spill, releasing a video of his recent trip to the Gulf Coast and posting a live feed of the BP oil spill.  On his recent trip, Markey met with local... Read More

  1990 Market Reform Act Spearheaded by Markey Gave SEC Regulatory Powers It Now Needs to Use  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today released a letter he sent to SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro urging her to harmonize the circuit breakers on our... Read More

WASHINGTON-Rep. Ed Markey (D-Malden) welcomed Cynthia Meade, Site Director of Stone Zoo & Vice President for Governmental Affairs, and Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) reception on Capitol Hill last night.  Rep. Markey has long been a supporter of the Stone Zoo... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, along with Representative Jim Moran (D-VA), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior and the Environment, today introduced the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Enhancement Act... Read More