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Then there’s the vegetation health index, a critical input for the U.S. drought monitor—and a key resource for drought-affected farmers while applying for tax relief. And if a hurricane is about to make landfall, emergency planners and responders can use the American Community Survey conducted by the Census Bureau to know which households don’t have access to a vehicle, and thus how many seats on evacuation buses they might need. Federal data, says Ross, “touches every corner of our lives and livelihoods, and if it disappears, we’ll definitely feel the pain.”

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