Ray Rasker

Headwaters Economics

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Executive Director of Headwaters Economics in Bozeman, Montana, an independent, nonpartisan research firm that has analyzed the costs of western wildfires for the past decade

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In the suburbs of Colorado Springs, residents are discovering what happens when a forest fire comes to town.

Wildfires Rage across the West

In the suburbs of Colorado Springs, residents are discovering what happens when a forest fire comes to town.

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The worst fire in Colorado history is only halfway contained, and in the suburbs of Colorado Springs, residents and former residents are discovering what happens when a forest fire…

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The worst fire in Colorado history is only halfway contained, and in the suburbs of Colorado Springs, residents and former residents are discovering what happens when a forest fire…

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