Study: Fracking In Appalachian Region Failed To Produce Boon That Was Promised

(February 16, 2021, 7:32 PM EST) -- JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A nonprofit research organization on Feb. 11 released a report in which it said that of the 22 major gas-producing counties in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia (the Appalachian counties), only one met or exceeded national performance for prosperity in connection with the boon that was promised by those who predicted that hydraulic fracturing would bring jobs and income to those regions....

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