Socioeconomic Profiles
Use EPS-HDT to compare your region to the rest of the country. Includes socioeconomic data pulled from several sources.
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MSTI: Complex Lines Merit Review
Op-Ed by County Commissioners on Importance of Studying Local Impacts of MSTI Transmission Line.
Economic Model: Grand County’s Outdoor Recreation
Editorial on Study About Economic Importance of Public Lands Near Grand County, Utah.
Hikers, Bikers, Off-Roaders Add Up to Dollars for Moab
Article on Study About Economic Importance of Public Lands Near Grand County, Utah.
Monument Communities Show Continued Growth
Article on study about performance of communities near western national monuments.
Extending County Payments Critical to Rural Jobs, Forest Health
Op-Ed in Missoulian, other Montana papers, on how reauthorizing county payments can help rural jobs, forest health.
EPS-HDT: Getting the Economics Right
Headwaters Economics has updated the Economic Profile System-Human Dimensions Toolkit (EPS-HDT) to help decision makers access and analyze large amounts of information about their communities.
State Experience Suggests Federal Oil Subsidies Can Go
Op-Ed in Billings Gazette on how state experiences can inform federal policy toward oil and natural gas tax subsidies.
Study: Energy Policy Can Be Either Boon or Bane
Grand Junction Sentinel on study about the impact of fossil fuels on western economies.
Taxes, Not Jobs, Drive Energy’s Economic Impact
Casper Star-Tribune and Associated Press story on fossil fuel and western economies.