Without objection, it will be included in the record.

According to our information, I think there is somewhere around 19 States that are using diesel as part of their injection process.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and a host of other groups have petitioned the Obama administration to conduct a programmatic environmental impact statement.

It is my understanding there are still seven wastewater treatment facility plants taking today the fluids coming out of fracking.

You need to take action.

You have certain responsibilities under environmental laws that you are responsible to enforce.

There needs to be pretty definitive action by EPA so that we can avoid this public health risk.

I think that is the right way to proceed and I am curious as to why Pennsylvania and other States are still allowing the back-flow to enter treatment facility plants.

I am a strong supporter of domestic natural gas production, but my support only comes when human health and the environment are protected.

We want to be able to tap into the natural gas reserves in this Nation.

The wastewater resulting from gas drilling operations contained material that may present a threat to human health and aquatic environments.

The United States has as much natural gas as Saudi Arabia has oil.

Let's keep the states in charge of hydraulic fracturing, for the benefit of consumers, jobs, economic growth and expansion, and our Nation's energy security.

I hope that you will respond to the urgency of some of these issues.

I just hope that you... will think about how it makes any sense to just keep on going unless there is major reinforcements.

Senator Feinstein and I also requested special immediate attention be given to those U.S. nuclear reactors that are subjected to significant seismic activity.

I want to thank Senator Casey for really taking this issue on in a very responsible way.

We need the natural gas, but we also need clean water.