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To the editor: I recently contributed to Sen. Ed Markey’s re-election campaign. I wanted to do it even though it’s a diversion of resources from the larger effort to put a Democrat in the White House. And that’s only part of the problem with Joe Kennedy challenging Markey. Ed’s re-election will also divert time and […] More »

By Hannah Uebele A year after the the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report warning about irreversible climate change in 2018, Sen. Edward Markey and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez co-authored their Green New Deal resolution. With millions of climate change protesters taking to the streets in an effort to get governments to take […] More »

By Brian Merchant HYANNIS – Senator Ed Markey was in Hyannis Thursday to discuss the importance of local climate activism, the Green New Deal and the future of collective climate crisis work. The Massachusetts Democrat was a guest speaker at the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative’s second annual Net Zero Cape & Islands roundtable conference. The […] More »

Steve Grossman, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and state treasurer for four years, endorsed Sen. Ed Markey’s re-election campaign on Thursday, siding with the incumbent in a four-way primary that includes U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy. Grossman, whose daughter-in-law Becky Grossman is seeking Kennedy’s seat in Congress, praised Markey’s knowledge of the state […] More »

By Shira Schoenberg sschoenberg@repub.com Cristina Aguilera, the former campaign director for State Rep. Nika Elugardo, D-Boston, has joined Democrat U.S. Sen. Edward Markey’s campaign as statewide organizing director. Aguilera became known in the political world after helping Elugardo defeat House Ways and Means Chairman Jeffrey Sanchez in a major upset. One of the politicians who endorsed […] More »

AWEA presents awards to Members of Congress who exemplify America’s leadership and support for wind power. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has been named a U.S. Wind Champion for the 116th Congress by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) at an event hosted at Ørsted North America’s office in Boston. AWEA presents U.S. Wind Champion Awards to […] More »

Singling out a project in Weymouth that they say will help send natural gas to Canada, Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren announced plans Tuesday to file legislation blocking construction of any compressor station built as part of a pipeline project meant to export natural gas internationally. Under the Community Outreach, Maintenance, and Preservation by […] More »

Pittsfield — There is finally hope for tens of thousands of exasperated Berkshire County television watchers who could care less about Andrew Cuomo or the latest scandal in the New York State Assembly. Sen. Ed Markey came to Pittsfield City Hall Friday (Sept. 28) to announce that he and his colleague Sen. Elizabeth Warren are introducing […] More »

Democratic U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey sent a letter to Columbia Gas and demanded that six of their questions be answered by Thursday By Monica Madeja and Karla Rendon-Alvarez   As Merrimack Valley residents question when gas will be restored to their homes, lawmakers are demanding answers from Columbia Gas. Columbia Gas, the […] More »

By Shannon Young syoung@repub.com With a new report suggesting that world leaders have just over a decade left to address climate change, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, pledged Thursday to make environmental policy a top issue for mid-term voters. Markey, a vocal critic of the Trump administration’s decisions to exit the Paris Climate Agreement, roll back fuel […] More »