Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia receive oil and gas ‘report cards’
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Akron Beacon Journal reports that the Multi-State Shale Research Collaborative has released two new reports that grade Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia state policies on oil and gas drilling.
Ohio and Pennsylvania both received ‘D’ grades according to the standards for 9 state fiscal, social and economic policies. West Virginia received an “A” grade. The grades and criteria can be found in
Grading Places: Towards Tri-State Shale Policies for the Public Good.
In Lessons from Gas Patch Communities: A Local Government Guide for Dealing with Drilling, case studies from four drilling counties across the region give insight into social impacts of drilling on communities.
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