Caitlin Tan
Natural Resources & Energy ReporterLeave a tip: ctan@uwyo.edu
Caitlin Tan is the Energy and Natural Resources reporter based in Sublette County, Wyoming. Since graduating from the University of Wyoming in 2017, she’s reported on salmon in Alaska, folkways in Appalachia and helped produce 'All Things Considered' in Washington D.C. She formerly co-hosted the podcast ‘Inside Appalachia.' You can typically find her outside in the mountains with her two dogs.
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Southeast Wyoming clocked 100+ mph winds on Thursday. High wind warnings remain in effect through Saturday night. -
An aging and shrinking veterinarian workforce is being felt in the livestock industry. Wyoming hopes education funding tied to an in-state work agreement will help. -
A judge has thrown out the Converse County Oil and Gas Project over environmental concerns. The project was approved during the first Trump administration and further propelled in the last year. -
Sublette County’s Roberts changed his plea to guilty of felony animal cruelty at an in-person hearing. It was the first time he’s spoken publicly since the 2024 incident that sparked global outrage. -
The first-of-its-kind nuclear power plant slated for the Kemmerer area has received a key federal construction permit. It was issued about nine months quicker than expected. -
Open Spaces show rundown for February 27, 2026 -
A slew of energy- and climate-related bills are before Wyoming lawmakers this year. Many aim to support fossil fuels. -
The man accused of bringing a leashed, muzzled and injured wolf into a Sublette County bar has reached a plea agreement less than two weeks before his trial. -
The U.S. Forest Service has opened a 10-day hiring window for summer workers. Some hope it'll boost trail crews and wilderness rangers, which were cut during the Trump administration's reduction in federal workforce. -
Wyoming lawmakers are thinking about future sources of electricity demand – and how it’ll be transmitted – in two bills. Both call on the Wyoming Energy Authority, a six-year old state entity that’s met previous criticism. -
Some West Coast states have blocked Wyoming’s fossil fuel exports. But lawmakers are trying to get around that with new legislation. -
The project was proposed by Jonah Energy and was intended to be an expansion of the current Jonah Field, which was a top producing natural gas field in the country a couple decades ago.
