Statement from ANGA on EPA Study Announcement

Background: Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is proceeding with its comprehensive, peer-reviewed examination of the safety of hydraulic fracturing. The study was requested by Congress last year

WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is the statement of Regina Hopper, President and CEO of America's Natural Gas Alliance:

"The natural gas community looks forward to working with the EPA to reaffirm the safety of this longstanding practice. Hydraulic fracturing has been refined and improved over the past 60 years and has been used safely on more than 1 million U.S. wells. With the extraordinary opportunity presented by our nation's natural gas abundance comes the responsibility to be good stewards of the land. Our members take this responsibility seriously, and we look forward to sharing with the EPA the extensive work done at every step of the natural gas extraction process. We are confident that a scientific and data-driven examination will provide policymakers and the public with even greater reassurance of the safety of this practice."

America's Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA) represents 34 of the nation's leading independent natural gas exploration and production companies. ANGA members are dedicated to increasing the appreciation of the environmental, economic and national security benefits of clean, abundant, American natural gas. Learn more about ANGA at http://www.anga.us.

SOURCE America's Natural Gas Alliance

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