1. State Shale Policies in PA, OH AND WV
Scoring policy responses to social, fiscal and economic impacts of shale drilling across three states

2. Multi-State Shale Research Collaborative
Keystone Research Center/PA Budget and Policy Center
West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy
Policy Matters Ohio

3. Agreement to Enhance Regional Cooperation and Job Growth Through the Continued Development of Shale Gas in the Appalachian Basin.

4. Severance Taxes
Pennsylvania – D
Ohio – D
West Virginia - A

5. Effective Natural Gas Property Taxing
Pennsylvania – F
Ohio – C
West Virginia - A

6. Growing in-state jobs
Pennsylvania – C
Ohio – C
West Virginia - C

7. Mitigating Boom/Bust
Pennsylvania – F
Ohio – F
West Virginia - B

8. Managing Road Damage
Pennsylvania – D
Ohio – B
West Virginia - C

9. Addressing Affordable Housing Shortages
Pennsylvania – B
Ohio – D
West Virginia - C

10. Tracking Health Impacts
Pennsylvania – C
Ohio – F
West Virginia - F

11. Effective Local Government Regulation
Pennsylvania – Incomplete
Ohio – Incomplete
West Virginia - C