Between 2008 and 2019, the twenty-two counties in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia that produce 90% of Appalachian natural gas badly trailed the nation in key measures of economic prosperity, including growth in jobs, personal income, and population. That’s despite the fact that, during this period, economic output grew at a rate three times faster than that of the nation.
A new report from the Ohio River Valley Institute outlines the structural reasons why the natural gas boom failed to deliver jobs and prosperity to the Ohio River Valley. Read it here: https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/destined-to-fail/