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Federal Fossil Fuel Disbursements to States

June 2021

An oil well on Bureau of Land Management land in New Mexico

States tend to spend, rather than save, federal fossil fuel disbursements, potentially making them vulnerable to economic transitions.

Federal wildfire policy and the legacy of suppression

April 2020

Air tanker drops fire retardant on the Willow Fire near North Fork, CA in 2015.

Federal wildfire policy that emphasizes suppression—a legacy of early-1900s forest management—has resulted in a paradox: accumulated fuels and larger, more severe wildfires.

State Trust Lands Part 4: Implications for Federal Land Transfer

November 2019

A sign states "State Trust Land, No Trespassing" along a road in Arizona.

Advocates of transferring federal land to states point to the superior ability of state trust lands to generate revenue, but our analysis finds significant economic and fiscal disadvantages.

Land Use Planning More Effective Than Logging to Reduce Wildfire Risk

January 2019

Updated: For communities land use planning is more effective than logging on federal lands to reduce future wildfire disasters.

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