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Year: 2011

  • Economists Urge President Obama to Protect Federal Public Lands

    Economists Urge President Obama to Protect Federal Public Lands

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    More than 100 economists and academics urged President Obama to create and invest in new federal protected lands such as national parks, wilderness, and monuments. Read more

  • Olympic Peninsula Economy and Potential Impact of Draft Wild Olympics Proposal

    Olympic Peninsula Economy and Potential Impact of Draft Wild Olympics Proposal

    Ben Alexander

    Report on the economy of the Olympics Peninsula and impact of the Wild Olympics proposal. Read more

  • Preparing Missoula County for a Changing Climate

    Preparing Missoula County for a Changing Climate

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    A report on socioeconomic conditions of Missoula County as part of public process of developing a climate change adaptation plan. Read more

  • Public Lands Ranching in Southern Utah

    Public Lands Ranching in Southern Utah

    Julia Haggerty

    A report on public lands ranching in southern Utah. Read more

  • Carey, Idaho and Economic Recovery

    Carey, Idaho and Economic Recovery

    Ben Alexander

    This report summarizes interviews with local government and business leaders on obstacles to and opportunities for local economic recovery in Carey, Idaho from the last recession. Read more

  • Northern California, Homes, and Cost of Wildfires

    Northern California, Homes, and Cost of Wildfires

    Patricia Hernandez

    This Headwaters Economics study analyzes the impact of housing and climate on the costs of fighting forest fires in the twelve national forests of the Sierra Nevada. Read more

  • Missoula County Homes at Risk in Flood and Wildfire Areas

    Missoula County Homes at Risk in Flood and Wildfire Areas

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    These two slideshows and related information use Missoula County and Western Montana to show how many homes have been built in flood and wildfire hazard areas, which are vulnerable to larger and more frequent floods and fires. Read more

  • EPS: Getting the Economics Right

    EPS: Getting the Economics Right

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    Headwaters Economics has updated the Economic Profile System (EPS) to help decision makers access and analyze large amounts of information about their communities. Read more

  • Drilling Rig Activity Nears 20-Year High

    Drilling Rig Activity Nears 20-Year High

    Julia Haggerty

    A graphical analysis of oil and natural gas drilling in the United States which now has returned to pre-recession levels. Read more

  • Fossil Fuel Extraction and Western Economies

    Fossil Fuel Extraction and Western Economies

    Mark Haggerty

    This study analyzes the fossil fuel economy in five Rocky Mountain states—CO, MT, NM, UT, and WY—and how states and communities can maximize benefits and minimize the costs of energy development. Read more

  • National Monuments: Detailed Reports

    Ben Alexander

    Headwaters Economics created a series of reports on the economic performance of western communities near national monuments. Read more

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