Senators characterized the agency’s decision-making process as “rigid” and “slow,” and said they want states to have a bigger role.
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Hanna is a Wyoming Public Radio/Mountain West News Bureau reporter based in Teton County. She got her start in radio at KHOL where her award-winning work covering women's health access in the region landed on NPR and stations across the Rockies. In her free time, you can find Hanna scaling rock walls or adventuring in the mountains.
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‘We can still burn coal and be fine’: Conservative western governors optimistic about energy future
Wyoming and Utah’s governors said we no longer have to choose between protecting the environment and burning fossil fuels. Energy researchers disagree.
Can fire mitigation help ranchers lower insurance premiums?
Wyoming lawmakers wonder if more fuel management on ranches will help in the face of high insurance costs.
Families are having fewer kids. Housing prices are one of the reasons why
There’s been an especially steep drop in fertility rates in western states, including Wyoming, which has also seen a big jump in the cost of housing.
U.S. Supreme Court denies taking on corner crossing case
That means stepping over private land access public land remains legal in some states, including Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.
Wyoming, Montana attorneys general accuse big tech companies of greenwashing
The state officials specifically criticize how the tech companies buy clean energy.
Survey: Americans want more federal investments in preventing wildfires
A University of Wyoming survey shows people want a more even spending split, especially residents in the West, where the majority of fires occur.
The nursing shortage in the Mountain West is among the most concerning in the U.S.
Leaders say nurses are retiring early, burning out or going into jobs that don’t involve direct patient care.
