Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"The people who live near oil and gas sites breathe these in."

"But it is actually more than that. The bill is about protecting public health, safeguarding the environment, and trying to keep the devastating impacts of climate change in check."

"The oil and gas industry has, for years now, touted natural gas as the solution to climate change."

"My bill, on its face, is simply about transparency. It is about making sure that companies operating on America's public lands tell the public the basic information about how they run their operations..."