— This interactive and background materials show visits, spending, and the number of jobs created in gateway communities for every National Park Service unit.
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— This interactive and background materials show visits, spending, and the number of jobs created in gateway communities for every National Park Service unit.
read moreof Economic Impact of National Parks— This report compares how North Dakota provides local governments with production tax revenue from unconventional oil extraction compared to other major energy-producing states.
read moreof North Dakota Not Returning Adequate Oil Revenue to Local Governments— This report analyzes the growing infrastructure and services needs of the Bakken boom and meeting the demands of unconventional energy development.
read moreof Unconventional Oil and North Dakota Communities: State Fiscal Policy Unprepared for Impacts of Energy Development— This report focuses on county-level details of drilling rig activity for the period 2001 to 2011 in the six Rocky Mountain oil and gas states of Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
read moreof County Level Drilling Activity, 2001-2011— This site documents the economic and demographic conditions of counties bordering the Yellowstone River, and displays maps showing past, current, and forecasted residential development along the river.
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