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Counties with More Federal Land Fare Better, Study Says

March 31, 2016/

As the West debates federal lands policy, a new report questions the assertion that federal lands hurt local economies. Instead, Headwaters Economics finds that more federal land in a county correlates with larger populations and more jobs.

By Tim Marema

Full Story: http://www.dailyyonder.com/counties-with-more-federal-land-fare-better-study-says/2016/03/31/12249/

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