liability for oil spills, and it is up to Congress to take the next step to hold oil companies fully accountable when they spill oil. We learned from the BP disaster that the fines and liabilities oil companies... Read More

profits for oil companies. This export pipeline would make the United States a middleman to ship Canadian oil to the thirstiest foreign markets abroad, where they can charge more for their oil while our... Read More

is right, Keystone is a Canadian export pipeline, plain and simple. Oil companies want to use our country to transport Canadian oil, and now they’re trying to ram this export strategy through Congress... Read More

climate change and make America a middleman between Canada and export markets around the world. This oil won’t stay here in America. It will be exported around the world. What we will get in return is more...support this pipeline when it comes for a vote, and I will urge the president to veto the bill if the oil companies get their wish to construct this Canadian export pipeline.”... Read More

November 02 2014 Senator Markey s Statement on IPCC Climate Report WASHINGTON November 2 2014 Senator Edward J Markey D Mass the chair of the U S Senate Climate Change Clearinghouse and Chairman of t... Read More

October 30 2014 Markey Responds to EIA Study on Gasoline Prices WASHINGTON October 30 2014 Senator Edward J Markey D Mass released the following statement regarding the report released today by the E... Read More

Senator joined bipartisan group of 45 Senators calling for release of FY15 funds; nearly $132 million released for Massachusetts Read More

As OMB finalizes this rule we urge you to issue the strongest possible safeguards to ensure that public health, safety and our environment are protected,” writes Markey and his colleagues. “As stewards of these lands and resources for the American people it is therefore critical that the final rule for hydraulic fracturing on public lands offers stringent protections for the safety of workers, our water, air, lands and public health.” Read More

An agreement that requires automatic and unrestricted approval of U.S. oil and gas exports to the EU has the potential to harm American consumers, our national security, and our environment. We request...commitment in TTIP that would run contrary to existing U.S. laws by guaranteeing the export of U.S. crude oil and natural gas resources through changes to U.S. export licensing procedures.... Read More

September 26 2014 Senators Urge Administration to Address Methane Pollution Washington D C Fifteen U S Senators today applauded the Obama Administration s efforts to act on climate change while urging swi... Read More