April 28, 2009
EWP releases Briefing Paper #15, with detailed maps on unemployment, poverty, and federal lands and population centers in the western states by county. Go to the briefing papers section to download a pdf.

April 24, 2009
EWP releases a new working paper, an annotated bibliography of biomass social issues literature. See our current list of working papers to read the most recent addition.

April 21, 2009
Institute for a Sustainable Environment and Institute for Policy Research and Innovation announce an open pool for a Research Assistant/Associate. See the job description here.

April 6, 2009
EWP has received a grant from the Joint Fire Sciences Program (a collaboration between the US Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture) to study the economic effects of wildfires on local labor markets in places effected by large wildfires. The research will develop an economic model that demonstrates how large wildfires effect employment in local communities and investigate whether local communities benefit from fire suppression contracting.

March 2, 2009
In an interview on UO Today with Barbara Altman, Cassandra Moseley speaks about her recent testimony before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the U.S. Senate at a hearing regarding investments in clean energy and natural resources projects and programs to create green jobs and to stimulate the economy.

February 17, 2009
EWP releases two briefing papers about the economic impacts and job creation potential forest and watershed restoration. The first focuses on the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board's proposed $40 million investment in forest and watershed restoration. The second focuses more generally on restoration activities and their related economic industries. Click here to see the updated listing of briefing papers.

February 11, 2009
With researchers from the Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, the EWP releases a briefing paper about creating local economic benefit from hazardous fuels funds in the economic stimulus. Download a PDF of the briefing paper.

December 10, 2008
EWP Director, Cassandra Moseley testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources about the role of public lands restoration in the economic stimulous package. See the Senate Energy and Natural Resource web page for the written testimony and archived video.