“Congress must still act to hold the oil industry to the highest standards, including raising the fines for safety violations, and making the liability cap for oil spills unlimited. More must also be done...done to improve the safety of dispersants and other oil spill response technologies. “Five years after the BP spill, the Gulf Coast is still recovering. We can never let another spill harm our coasts...coasts, which is why I will continue to oppose the possibility of opening up the East Coast... Read More

“LIHEAP assistance is an indispensable lifeline, helping to ensure that recipients do not have to choose between paying their energy bills and affording other necessities like food and medicine,” write the Senators in the letter. “Access to affordable home energy is a matter of health and safety for many low-income households, children, and seniors.” Read More

“This budget already sacrifices Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, and countless other programs for our seniors and working class families. We can't allow Republicans to give polluters a pass and sacrifice our environment to benefit their fossil fuel cronies,” said Markey. “We just had the hottest year on record, and it is time to turn up the political heat on climate deniers in the Senate and to put forward policies that will cut pollution and increase jobs.” Read More

highly-profitable oil and gas companies that need no assistance and invest in 21st century innovation and companies that create jobs and save lives. The No Taxation on Device Innovation Act trades oil and gas company... Read More

“The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a place with wilderness values that are unmatched by nearly any other public lands in America. This extraordinary area belongs to all Americans and we strongly support the Department’s recommendation that the Coastal Plain and other important areas be designated as wilderness so that the Refuge can be protected for future generations. We will continue to work to achieve the Congressional action needed to support your recommendation to ensure that the... Read More

The Republican budget is the real March Madness, making winners out of Big Oil and billionaires while the clock runs out for seniors and hard-working Americans who are left to fend for themselves. Senate...tax breaks, Wall Street blocks regulation, billionaires take a bigger share of the winnings, and Big Oil remains undefeated. Meanwhile, seniors pay more for health care, working families pay more for energy... Read More

March 20 2015 Markey Senate GOP Shouldn t Block Fracking Rule Protections should be improved but not scrapped says Senator WASHINGTON March 20 2015 Senator Edward J Markey D Mass ... Read More

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to introduce bipartisan legislation to improve public access to the federal judiciary by granting judges the ability to allow cameras in federal courtrooms. Read More

the oil companies’ major arguments to overturn the decades-old ban on sending U.S. oil to foreign nations apparently needs more refining. That’s because the men and women who process America’s oil say...are ready and willing to handle our growing oil production. If we were to lift the export ban, we would send those U.S. refining jobs overseas along with our oil. This report and the continued economic and...and national security advantages of keeping our oil here highlights why Congress should... Read More

from new offshore oil drilling that could ruin hundreds of miles of coastline from a BP-like spill. The recently released draft five-year offshore drilling program proposes holding an oil drilling lease sale... Read More