The reply from John Cornyn responding to my concerns over the pollution and water wastage from the fracking process. He deftly sidesteps the issue. Dear Mr. James: Thank you for contacting me to express your concerns regarding the process of hydraulic fracturing and protecting our environment. I recognize the time and effort that you are dedicating to actively participate in the democratic process, and I appreciate that you and other concerned citizens have provided me the benefit of your comments on this matter. As you may know, hydraulic fracturing uses a mixture of water and sand to extract oil and natural gas from dense shale far beneath the groundwater level. The hydraulic fracturing practice has been studied by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Ground Water Protection Council, and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. At every step in the drilling process, energy producers are subject to state regulations as well as federal requirements through laws such as the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; and the Toxic Substances Control Act. Federal environmental law has evolved over the past forty years to include the regulation of air quality, water quality, chemicals in commerce, development of regulatory criteria for the management and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, and the cleanup of environmental contamination. I support efforts to improve our nations environmental quality and I believe regulations should be based on the best available science and risk-based standards. You may be certain that I will keep your concerns in mind as these matters are discussed. I appreciate having the opportunity to represent Texas in the United States Senate. Thank you for taking the time to contact me. Sincerely, JOHN CORNYN United States Senator
Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2014 17:13:41 +0000
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