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WASHINGTON, December 1, 2011 –API Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman said in a briefing today that EPA's proposed new source performance standards for oil and natural gas operations should be significantly revised in order to create practical, cost-effective rules.

DANSVILLE, NY, November 16, 2011 – In a statement prepared for today's New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) hearing, API Manager of External Mobilization Jon Shore said the "American public and all New Yorkers deserve an accurate and complete analysis of the environmental impacts of high volume hydrofracturing."

WASHINGTON, November 3, 2011—API today said that while it is still reviewing details of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's final study plan to assess hydraulic fracturing, it is confident that a full examination will confirm that hydraulic fracturing poses no significant risk to human health, drinking water resources or the environment.

WASHINGTON, October 20, 2011 – API Vice President for Regulatory and Economic Policy Kyle Isakower told reporters today that between 2000 and 2010 the U.S. oil and natural gas industry invested $71 billion in technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, far more than the federal government ($43 billion) and almost as much as the rest of private industry combined ($74 billion).These were the principal findings of a study prepared for API by T2 and Associates, which, Isakower said, yielded some important additional takeaways:

PITTSBURGH, October 4, 2011 — A two-day hydraulic fracturing workshop began today in Pittsburgh for oil and natural gas industry experts, academics, federal and state officials and regulators. Attendees will discuss industry best practices, regulation, and information sharing related to hydraulic fracturing, a technology indispensable to shale oil and natural gas development.

WASHINGTON,September 23, 2011 – API welcomed the bipartisan U.S. House of Representatives' vote to require EPA to review and analyze the economic impact of its upcoming "Tier 3" regulations for gasoline.

WASHINGTON, September 7, 2011— Mike Doyle, the Executive Director of the New York State PetroleumCouncil, a division of API, cited the need for careful review of the community impacts supplement, released today by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC):

WASHINGTON, September 2, 2011 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard welcomed President Obama's decision to halt EPA's proposal to set a new, out-of-cycle ozone standard without any mandate or obligation:

WASHINGTON, August 23, 2011 – API's Howard Feldman, director of regulatory and scientific affairs, welcomed the White House plans to eliminate unnecessary regulations that are costing American jobs and harming our economy. He called on the president to add the proposed new EPA ozone rule, greenhouse gas regulations, and upcoming "Tier 3" fuel standards to the top of the list.

WASHINGTON, August 18, 2011 – API and the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) are creating pipeline safety performance improvement Leadership Teams. The teams supplement ongoing performance improvement processes, which have significantly reduced hazardous liquid pipeline accidents over the past decade. The first seven AOPL-API Leadership Teams are developing better solutions for: