WASHINGTON, July 8, 2010 – In a statement prepared for today's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Hydraulic Fracturing Informational Meeting, API Upstream Senior Policy Advisor Stephanie Meadows said the oil and natural gas industry is “confident that a comprehensive review will confirm what 60 years of experience and investigation have demonstrated -- that the sound application of this technology, following well recognized risk-based decision making principles poses no significant risk to human health, drinking water resources, or the environment.” Ms. Meadows added that the oil and natural gas industry looks forward to providing constructive input throughout the stakeholder process and stand ready to offer our expertise to the Agency as the study progresses.
The full text of her prepared testimony is below:
Updated: July 8, 2010