The recent editorial attacking the state’s oil and gas industry comes as no surprise since it repeats past critiques (“Ohio urgently needs a toughened, more transparent fracking-waste permit process,” Dec. 10). Again, we must set the record straight.

First, under Senate Bill 315, Ohio has clear, comprehensive, and transparent oil and gas disclosure laws. In the event of an emergency, information on chemicals located onsite is available to emergency responders.

Second, Ohio received injection-well primacy from the federal government in 1983. There have been zero instances of drinking water interference. Ohio’s regulations must be as stringent or more stringent than federal regulations. Ohio continues to strengthen its regulations and, as pointed out to the editorial board previously, the Obama administration concluded Ohio “runs a good quality program for Class II (injection) wells.”

Finally, Ohio has been drilling for oil and gas on and under public lands for decades, including state land. There are thousands of wells on public land, and most have been hydraulicly fractured. The technology has been used in Ohio since the early 1950s.

Perhaps next year the editorial board might consider highlighting the importance of oil and natural gas to Ohioans, but I’m not holding my breath.