The Marcellus play is found in the following states: KY, MD, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, and WV. What does this mean for landowners in the Appalacian basin? How will the resource be accessed and removed with roads, pipelines, and other infrastructure? What about the potential impact on water quantity and quality? How about interior forest habitat lost? Will the timber industry become secondary? Will landowners still be interested in selling timber? There are lots of implications here and something that will play out for many years to come. It is important that things are done right and with much forethought.
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