July 5, 2023

Source: Ohio River Valley Institute

It is nearly an article of faith in Pennsylvania politics that the Appalachian natural gas boom has been at best an economic miracle and at worst a fortuitous backstop that stemmed the losses of jobs and population that have plagued the region over the past two decades. This belief has led local and state policymakers to confer on the natural gas industry and related industries a remarkable array of subsidies and forms of regulatory relief designed to encourage greater development, more production, and, the sponsors hope, growth in employment and income.

Read full report: How Policymakers’ Belief in Natural Gas is Driving Rural Pennsylvania Into an Economic Dead End- ORVI REPORT