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Upcoming EPA regulations of ozone could shut down business expansion and new jobs where 97 percent of Americans live, without providing any significant environmental benefit.

Ingredients include regulations that could increase the cost of gasoline, create obstacles to domestic energy production and lead to higher taxes.

Oil and natural gas well construction relies on multiple layers of steel and cement barriers to isolate energy production from groundwater.

The drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques used to access oil and natural gas trapped in shale rock only account for a tiny fraction of the lifespan of a typical well.

Texas' Barnett Shale is the birthplace of America's shale revolution.

U.S. oil and gas companies are using innovative production techniques to unlock natural gas trapped deep below the surface in shale rock.

Like so many states, Ohio was hit hard by the recession, but oil and gas development in the state’s portions of the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations promises a dramatic economic upswing.

The American people want an energy policy to develop our domestic oil and natural gas resources in an environmentally responsible way to power our nation’s economy, create jobs, and enhance our nation’s energy security, not just messaging.

Oil and natural gas wells are constructed to provide a shield between energy production and the environment. To ensure safety, these wells are constructed with redundant layers of steel piping, called casing, that is cemented into place.