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- As Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Develops, Firefighting Costs Will Soar
- Atlas of the Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative
- County Payments Reform: Analysis of H.R. 4019 County Revenue Act (CRA) Proposal
- County Payments Reform: Economic Need Payments
- County Payments Reform: Senate SRS and PILT Proposal
- County Payments Reform: The President’s Proposal
- County Payments Reform: What Happens After SRS?
- Crown of the Continent Ecosystem (Transboundary US Counties)
- Environmental Justice & Electrical Transmission Planning
- EPS-HDT Web Demo with Microsoft SkyDrive
- Federal Land Payments
- Gross Domestic Product by State
- Missoula County ClimateWise Economic Threat Map
- Missoula County ClimateWise Environmental Threat Map
- Missoula County ClimateWise Social Threat Map
- Missoula County ClimateWise Strategy Map
- National Forest Gross Receipts from Commercial Activities, FY 2005-2010
- National Forest Timber Sales and Timber Cuts, FY 1980-2012
- National Monuments: Economic Performance Before and After Designation
- National Park’s Economic Impacts
- Oil and Gas Drilling: Rig Weeks Activity 2001 – 2011
- Protected Federal Lands in the Non-Metro West Increase Per Capita Income
- The Upper Peninsula’s Economy and a Changing Climate
- West Is Best: Interactive
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News Articles, Newsletters, Workshops & Research Reports (newest first)
- Gosar bill would stop presidents from creating Arizona monuments
- Public lands important to regional economy
- Flooding, fires and food: Climate change is costing taxpayers plenty
- Monument designation good for business
- Oh, if James Watt could see Greater Yellowstone now
- Communities must step up in face of wildfire risk
- Public Lands and Per Capita Income
- On setting aside new national monuments
- Help the economy: Start a fire
- Essay: Why is it so hard?
- Bills seek more state authority over federal forests
- Babbling brooks and bottom lines
- Illinois fracking law: Counties can do little to prepare for impact
- Energy: Formation pressures
- Federal lands driving Colorado economy
- County Payments Research
- Shale Game
- Utah prepares for busy wildfire season
- Fire Policies Put More Coloradans at Risk
- Utah braces for upcoming fire season
- Legislation designating Berryessa Snow Mountain a national conservation area introduced in House, Senate
- Industry association reports multi-billion value of outdoor recreation
- North Dakota Fracking Boom Leaves Oil Hub a Bust: Muni Credit
- Opportunity Council and Sequestration
- Newsletter: Winter 2013
- Economics study predicts higher firefighting costs
- National budget cuts would impact Yellowstone, affect local economy
- Forest development presents growing costs for firefighting
- Summary: Wildfire Costs, New Development, and Rising Temperatures
- Westerners, lawmakers at odds over natural resources
- Western States Survey says
- Is a national park in Maine worth it?
- National park studies change terms of debate
- Studies Show Economic Benefits of National Parks
- Reports show economic growth potential of new Maine National Park
- New national park could boost Maine economy, studies suggest
- New studies show another national park would boost Maine’s economy
- Forest jobs bill is the right balance for Montana
- Wyomingites link prosperity to public lands
- Poll says most in Utah want to protect public lands
- Staring down the fiscal cliff
- Protected Federal Lands in Non-Metro West Increase Per Capita Income
- New Economic Study, CEOs Say Public Lands Key to Competitive Advantage in the West
- Obama's Second-Term Options on the Environment
- Stop, rather than subsidize, construction in high-risk zones
- Protected Public Lands Promote Jobs and Higher Incomes
- Oregon's natural beauty lures workers to the West
- Conserving land and history is good for California business
- Land conservation key to Flagstaff's economic future
- Western economy thrives on services and access to public lands
- High Desert Gateway to Public Parks and Lands
- Can we sell sunsets?
- Fiscal Lessons for State and Local Governments
- Without action, fire trends in the West likely to worsen
- Reports Show Economic Potential of a New Maine National Park
- Flathead Valley growth driven by tourism, recreation
- Flathead Valley growth driven by tourism, recreation
- Employers optimistic about Montana economy
- The Economic Importance of National Monuments to Local Communities
- Public lands pay off
- West Is Best: Protected Lands Promote Jobs and Higher Incomes
- Restoring the Clark Fork River
- Bill Midcap: Balanced Conservation
- Protected public lands help job growth, personal income
- Rising wildfire risks demand new prevention strategies
- Is there a War on the West's National Parks?
- West is best?
- » Public Lands Can Lure Businesses
- Monumental opposition to a monumental proposal?
- Report finds it pays -- literally -- to live near wilderness
- New study says public land means more jobs
- 'West is Best' Report Showcases Big Sky Country Economic Success
- Secret Weapon Helps Western States Outperform the Rest
- Research Group: Utah an Economic 'Rock Star'
- West Is Best Reports: News Release
- Holding down the cost of fires in the West
- Impact of public and protected lands on the economy
- Forest residences boost blaze costs
- Feds should offer less relief for property in disaster-prone areas
- More homes in forests increase firefighting costs
- Best Practices for Oil and Natural Gas Extraction Tax Policy
- Newsletter: Fall 2012
- Public lands protections
- Economist discusses role of natural resources in local economies
- What to Do with Montana’s Oil Wealth?
- EPS-Web Demo
- Mineral Leasing Reforms Create Conflict and Cooperation in Moab
- Quality of Life, Infrastructure are major issues in governor’s race
- Front gives competitive edge: New report shows landscape draws jobs, boosts economy
- ND oil-producing counties make case for more funding
- New Report Highlights Atlantic Coast as Ideal Home Base for U.S. Offshore Wind Industry
- Oil-producing counties ask for more funding
- The Rocky Mountain Front and the Heritage Act
- Headwaters Economics: Real Solutions for a Changing West
- Support Forest Jobs bill for elk, wood
- Thank firefighters and the taxpayers
- What's A Green Job? It Depends On Whom You Ask
- Are Western Communities Getting a Fair Return on Energy Development?
- Duluth blazes trails for talent, quality of life
- A New (Yet Ancient) National Monument
- Study finds public land along Front is driver of growth
- Economic Report: Sunny Times for the Rocky Mountain Front
- Helena Chamber of Commerce unveils economic report
- High-End Real Estate Worsens Wildfires
- Population, Employment, Earnings, and Personal Income Trends
- CMH Act and the Wilderness Debate: The Environment vs. The Economy
- Western U.S. Will Keep Burning Unless Fire Policy Changes
- Arkansas River/Browns Canyon National Monument designation
- New Mexico's 2012 Oil Boom Brings Few Jobs but Some Big Business
- Wildfires Rage across the West
- Montana's Rocky Mountain Front
- The Proposed SunZia Transmission Line: A Guide for Decision Makers
- Report: New Mexico's Oil and Natural Gas Industry
- Labrador's forest management plan would give Idaho control of some national forests
- Green Jobs Metrics
- Headwaters Economics Report on Colorado's Oil and Gas Industry
- Report: Colorado's Oil and Natural Gas Industry
- Counties empowered to provide informed comments on MSTI
- Protected public lands, quality of life help drive the West's economy
- Federal Protected Lands Play Role in New Mexico's Economic Recovery
- In North Dakota, Meeting Infrastructure Needs, Planning for Post-Oil Boom
- Unconventional Oil and North Dakota Communities: State Fiscal Policy Unprepared for Impacts of Energy Development
- Colorado's Economy and the Role of Federal Protected Lands
- Protect The Public Lands In Doa Ana County
- Save the American West
- Impact of wilderness plan on timber industry reignites jobs vs. trees debate
- Clean Energy Transmission
- County Level Drilling Activity, 2001-2011
- New Mexico's Economy and the Role of Federal Protected Lands
- Headwater Economics 2012 Study of Dona Ana County
- Utah Report Points to Economic Value of Recreation
- Are Parks a Boon to State Economies?
- A rural renaissance in Idaho will require more than nature
- Montana's Economy and the Role of Federal Protected Lands
- Analysis of the House, Senate, and President's County Payments Proposals
- Public lands pump up Western economy, create jobs economists say
- Economists Urge President Obama to Protect Federal Public Lands
- Olympic Peninsula Economy and Potential Impact of Draft Wild Olympics Proposal
- Preparing Missoula County for a Changing Climate
- MSTI: Complex Lines Merit Review
- Otero Mesa: A monumental fight
- Wyoming Cashes In On Oil And Gas
- Economic Model: Grand County's Outdoor Recreation
- Annotated Bibliography for The Economic Benefits of Land Conservation
- Hikers, Bikers, Off-Roaders Add Up to Dollars for Moab
- How Much Is Wilderness Worth? - Economic Benefits of Wilderness
- Bill to renew fed timber payments to be introduced
- Extending County Payments Critical to Rural Jobs, Forest Health
- Implementing Climate Change Adaptation: Lessons Learned From Ten Examples
- Western Counties and the Recession
- Carey, Idaho and Economic Recovery
- Monument Communities Show Continued Growth
- The Economic Value of Public Lands Around Grand County, Utah
- Oregon Home Building, Higher Temperatures Drive Price Tag Ever Higher
- Northern California, Homes, and Cost of Wildfires
- Missoula County Homes at Risk in Flood and Wildfire Areas
- EPS-HDT: Getting the Economics Right
- Drilling Rig Activity Nears 20-Year High
- Belying Industry and Political Claims, Drilling Nears an All Time High
- Clean Energy Economy for Five Rocky Mountain States: A New Analysis
- Impact of Energy Development in Wyoming
- State Experience Suggests Federal Oil Subsidies Can Go
- Subsidy Cut Wasn’t a Rig-Killer
- The West's Boom and Bust Energy Cycles -- How Does Colorado Stack Up?
- National coal expert: 'Mining is a loser' in practically every way
- Economists on Rockies Energy Boom: How's It Working Out for Us This Time?
- Study: Energy Policy Can Be Either Boon or Bane
- Taxes, Not Jobs, Drive Energy’s Economic Impact
- Study: Fossil fuels plays limited role in West
- Report: The Status of Utah's Oil and Gas Industry
- Fossil Fuel Extraction and Western Economies
- Social Science 'In the Spotlight'
- Why Fighting Rocky Mountain Wildfires Will Become More Expensive
- National treasures anchor economic and population growth in Idaho
- Economic Impact of National Parks
- Oil Shale Obstacles
- Costs of Inaction: Crown Recreation and Tourism Hard Hit by Climate Change
- The Marcellus Shale should benefit everyone
- County Payments Reform: A Moment of Opportunity for Public Land Counties
- Lessons for Pennsylvania from the West's Recent Energy Boom
- West's Diverse Counties Did Best in Recession
- Otero Mesa and Role of Potential National Monument
- Background Analysis and White Paper: Reforming Federal Land Payments to Counties
- Commercial Activities on National Forests
- Reform County Payments to Benefit Oregon's Future
- County Payments, Jobs, and Forest Health
- Crown of the Continent and Climate Change
- The Value of Protected Lands
- Green Economy: Wyoming Could Do Better
- Yellowstone River Atlas
- Atlas of Bison Conservation
- Dense Development, Rough Terrain: Fourmile Canyon Prone to a Catastrophic Fire
- Report Links New Mexico's Natural Assets to Economic Vitality
- How Central Oregon Can Become a Business Magnet
- The Clean Energy Economy in the Rockies: Increasing Jobs, Investments, and Production
- Improving Deschutes County’s Competitiveness
- Money to Burn
- Three Wests Mapping
- Colorado Leads on Clean Energy
- New Mexico Ahead in the Green Game