Renewables on Federal Land Created Windfall: Groups (Corrected)

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Renewable energy on federal land has generated $660 million in federal and state government revenue over fourdecades, suggesting that future green energy development on public lands will benefit the economy, according to areport published Wednesday.And capital costs—including the construction, operation and maintenance of wind, solar, and geothermaldevelopment on public lands—have contributed $13 billion to the U.S. economy since 1996, according to the reportpublished by Yale University and The Wilderness Society, which advocates for environmentally responsible federallands management.