offered amendments to the bill to keep the oil in America, to close the oil spill liability trust fund loophole, and to study the impacts of carbon pollution from the oil on climate change. “The Republican... Read More

“For years we’ve known that fossil fuel interests have sought to block action on climate change and have denied the science. This investigation will help to determine who is funding these denial-for-hire operations and whether those who are funded by these fossil fuel interests are keeping their funders’ identities secret from the public and legislators,” said Senator Markey, Ranking Member of the Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee on the Environment and Public... Read More

construction when the full review process is allowed to be completed. We should not help some of the dirtiest oil in the world to be funneled through our country like a straw, just so much of it can be exported to... Read More

“We have a critical fight this year to defend the health and safety of our families, our workers and our environment and to redouble efforts to end the terrible legacy of corporate pollution on our lands and in our bodies. I will continue my decades of work ensuring toxic chemicals are both safe and secure, reclaiming our communities from hazardous pollution, and pushing back on any efforts to deny and defund critical science and environmental safety efforts. Decades ago, after nearly a... Read More

offshore wind will come with increased competition and new technologies. “Instead of drilling for oil and gas off of the Atlantic Coast, we should pursue a clean energy vision that safeguards our environment... Read More

’ which is to start off their leadership in the Senate with a meaningless tip of their cap to Big Oil. “Hopefully now that this Keystone Kabuki theater is over, we can move on to passing legislation...more energy secure, instead of pushing policies that would encourage exporting more North American oil and worsen climate change. “Go Pats.”... Read More

our beaches, our fishermen, and our environment in the crosshairs for an oil spill that could devastate our shores. Offshore oil spills don’t respect state boundaries. A spill off the coast of North Carolina... Read More

of the Atlantic Coast to offshore oil drilling. The reported plan will offer areas as close as 3 miles offshore from the borders of Maryland to Florida for offshore oil drilling, even as the United States...States is breaking records for oil and gas production. Read More

One would end the tax free ride for dirty tar sands oil that will be shipped through the U.S. and exported, leaving taxpayers on the hook to pay for oil spill clean-up. Last week, instead of holding a majority... Read More

“The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is an exceptional part of America, worthy of the highest level of protection as wilderness. Its pristine landscape, ecological integrity, wildlife, recreational opportunities, and Alaska Native cultural and subsistence values are unmatched. Read More