text: AOGA is the same industry-funded group telling Alaskans our tax structure is "working" as we strip more funding from our kids, roads and seniors to feed more profits to some of the largest corporations on the planet. 
  
  Ms. Moriarty writes: "Federal and local agencies have stringent regulations ... and the oil and gas industry spends considerable resources to ensure that those regulations are met and that activities are done in a safe and prudent manner."
  
  So why did three Hilcorp workers almost die at Milne Point in 2015? Why has Hilcorp violated state worker safety laws more than a dozen times since 2012?
  
  It's nice to see AOGA come to the defense of the corporations that pay Ms. Moriarty's salary, but facts still matter, and if Hilcorp cannot or will not shut down a leaking line in Cook Inlet, it should not be allowed to operate here. Period.