“The suggestion that the United States should work with OPEC is deeply troubling. Higher oil prices might benefit oil producers but they do not benefit U.S. consumers or our economy,” writes the Senator in...to continue to decrease our reliance on oil from unstable and hostile regions of the world, not work with a cartel of foreign nations to artificially increase oil prices at the expense of U.S. consumers... Read More

policy, energy policy, and environmental policy are all linked by one thing – oil. “Donald Trump is drafting a cabinet of Big Oil All-Stars with the plan to drag us back to 19th century dirty energy sources...future. These nominations are clear confirmation that a Trump administration will doggedly pursue an “oil above all” energy agenda domestically and overseas, at the expense of our economy, national security...to fossil fuel interests are as deep as an oil well. “These nominations are a... Read More

Senator Markey Statement on Possible Nomination of Exxon’s Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of State Read More

belong to all Americans. Any nominee who intends to hand over the keys to our public lands to the oil, gas, mining, and logging industries and denies the science of climate change is unsuitable to lead... Read More

Senator is House author of fuel economy standard update in 2007 energy bill Read More

Markey Celebrates Protection of Atlantic and Arctic Coasts in Offshore Oil Drilling Plan... Read More

However, without a permanent withdrawal, we cannot be certain that the coastline would not see new oil and gas development in the future."... Read More

We are heading into what could potentially be a home heating disaster this winter for consumers in New England,” said Senator Markey. “I commend the Obama administration for making this release of LIHEAP funds so that Massachusetts and other states can make plans to help ensure that no families are left out in the cold. Given the potentially massive spikes in heating costs that consumers in our region are forecast to face this winter, I will continue to fight in the Senate on a bipartisan basis... Read More

Senators Markey and Booker Urge Obama to Permanently Protect Arctic and Atlantic Oceans from Offshore Drilling Read More

Today’s draft report card on fuel economy standards gets a grade of ‘Incomplete’. The automotive industry is enjoying record auto sales while meeting the strong fuel economy standards that are already in place. The draft report also highlights that there more affordable technologies to reduce gasoline used in and carbon pollution from cars than what was anticipated when these rules were first written. But lower gas prices and auto industry advertising has also meant that more Americans are now... Read More