The West Virginia MetroNews is reporting on a new study looking at the economic impact of oil and gas drilling activities on West Virginia: "A study from West Virginia University's Bureau of Business and Economic Research labels the impact on the state's economy from natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale 'profound' and says that impact will only continue to grow." (Emphasis is ours.)
For a copy of the study, see here (The Economic Impact of the Natural Gas Industry and the Marcellus Shale Development in West Virginia in 2009).