Some conservationists and former Fish and Wildlife Service employees worry the effort is being rushed.
About Hanna Merzbach | Wyoming Public Media
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.
Recent Stories by Hanna Merzbach | Wyoming Public Media
Wyoming Supreme Court protects abortion access
A Tuesday ruling that two near-total abortion bans are unconstitutional closes a chapter in the battle over abortion rights in Wyoming.
How can states prepare for a data center boom?
Environmentalists point to policies ensuring developers take part in a statewide review process, pay for burdening power grids and limit emissions.
Ranchers switching to virtual fences get help from carbon credit programs
Ranchers turn to virtual fencing to save on labor, help prevent predator conflicts and get rid of barbed wire to open up migration corridors.
Mountain West states receive largest share of $4 billion in energy revenue
Declining coal revenues visible in Wyoming’s disbursement figures.
U.S. Senators want to speed up BLM planning process
Senators characterized the agency’s decision-making process as “rigid” and “slow,” and said they want states to have a bigger role.
‘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.
