Natural Resources
Before being elected to Senate, Markey served as the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources. Markey fought to ensure American taxpayers received a fair return on oil, gas and other minerals produced from public lands onshore and offshore. He pushed to reduce the federal deficit by recovering up to $53 billion dollars in lost royalty payments from oil companies who are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico. Markey also worked to promote clean renewable energy development on public lands while protecting our environment. He also fought to protect our nation’s most important natural treasures such as Georges Bank off the coast of New England and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as well as to fully fund our nation’s best idea, the National Parks System. Markey also introduced legislation to implement of the recommendations of the BP Oil Spill Commission. In the Senate, Markey will continue fighting to create clean energy jobs, combat climate change and to protect our environment and wildlife.
-Senator Markey has consistently played a critical role in the oversight of Arctic Oil and Gas Drilling. Click here to read more.
- Markey Criticizes DOI Decision to Open East Coast Waters to Oil and Gas Testing Posted on 07/21/14
- Markey Questions Interior Dept. on Inspection, Oversight of Oil and Gas Activities Posted on 05/13/14
- Markey, Others Urge SEC to Implement Conflict Minerals Rule After it is Upheld by District Court Posted on 04/22/14
- Markey Introduces Bills to Call Oil Industry’s KXL Export Bluff, Force Tar Sands Oil to Pay into Spill Cleanup Fund Posted on 03/13/14
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Markey: Report on Public Coal Leasing Shows Taxpayers Losing Money Posted on 02/04/14
Government’s federal coal sales uncompetitive, ignore exports, keep information from public;
Senator calls for temporary suspension of new lease sales until problems solved, says potential for $200m or more in taxpayer losses
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Warren, Markey, & Keating Applaud $1 Million Grant to Preserve Cape Wetlands Posted on 01/24/14
United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and Congressman Bill Keating today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1 million grant to Harwich and Chatham to support the conservation of coastal wetlands. Another $1.9 million in funding will be provided by partner agencies.
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Markey, Wicker Ask Obama to Fight Seafood Fraud Posted on 01/22/14
Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today asked President Barack Obama to direct federal agencies to better coordinate their efforts to fight seafood fraud that threatens the livelihoods of American fishermen and harms consumers. Seafood fraud is a serious problem in the United States, with surveys showing that some common fish are mislabeled nearly all of the time. Although the United States imports more than 90 percent of seafood consumed domestically, foreign seafood is almost never inspected for fraud or legality, and the multiple agencies tasked with fighting fraud are not coordinating their efforts.
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