Energy, Climate Change & Environment
Senator Markey is a national leader on energy, climate change, and the environment. While serving in the House of Representatives, Markey was the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Markey also served as the Chairman of the Select Committee on Global Warming & Energy Independence. He was the House co-author of the only comprehensive climate change bill to ever pass a chamber of Congress, and was the principal House author of the 2007 fuel economy law, the Appliance Efficiency Act of 1987, and the law that established the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.
- BP Oil Spill & Drilling Safety
- Climate Change
- Electricity & Grid Security
- Natural Resources
- Fuel Efficiency
- Clean Air & Water
- Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency
- Markey Statement on EPA's Ozone Pollution Proposal Posted on 11/26/14
- Markey: Massachusetts Offshore Wind Sale Continues Bay State’s Clean Energy Leadership Posted on 11/24/14
- Markey, 9 Senators Urge EPA to Protect Bees from Pesticides Posted on 11/21/14
- Markey: Keystone XL is a Part of Oil Industry Export Plan Posted on 11/18/14
- Markey: President Is Right—Keystone is a Canadian Export Pipeline Posted on 11/14/14
- Markey: Green Climate Fund Commitment Shows U.S. Creating Global Response to Global Warming Posted on 11/14/14
- Markey: Senate Should Reject Keystone Oil Export Strategy Posted on 11/13/14