OSU Extension helping landowners, communities handle shale gas issues

COLUMBUS—Shale gas devel­op­ment in Ohio could mean thou­sands of Ohio jobs, wind­falls for landown­ers leas­ing away their min­eral rights, and eco­nomic devel­op­ment for strug­gling com­mu­ni­ties. But landown­ers also need to fully under­stand the poten­tial finan­cial, legal and envi­ron­men­tal ram­i­fi­ca­tions of the highly com­plex leases, which could last for gen­er­a­tions. And pub­lic offi­cials often need guidance […]