New Report Finds Shale Development Benefiting Local Communities More Than Ever
View on Energy In Depth website"In a new report, researchers from environmental think tank Resources for the Future (RFF) found that despite the recent downturn in commodity prices, about 82 percent of local governments across five U.S. shale regions still positively benefited from oil and gas activities. Notably, researchers found that the 'net fiscal benefits' for many of these local governments has even improved in 2016 and 2017 compared to 2013 through 2015."
