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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People are leaving Wyoming at one of the highest rates in the country. This week, state lawmakers didn’t move forward one proposal to fix that. -
Once again, lawmakers disagreed on how to “save” coal, failing to move forward a draft bill that would have repealed current state law. -
Wyoming’s crop and cattle producers are taking stock now that we’re halfway through the year. Cattle producers are looking at record high beef prices. -
The BLM initially planned to round up about 3,000 horses starting in mid-July. According to a wild horse advocacy group, it’s delayed until October at the earliest. Meanwhile, a final court decision hangs in limbo. -
Wyoming and the federal government are currently studying the rare earth mineral potential in the state. This comes as companies are eyeing setting up shop. -
For years, it’s been an open secret that the seemingly pristine body of Lonesome Lake in the Wind River Range isn’t so pristine. Now, new federal data suggest it’s actually 384 times higher in fecal matter than what’s considered safe. -
Open Spaces show rundown for July 18, 2025 -
Things are looking good for the coal industry based on the newly signed “One Big Beautiful Bill.” But it’s not as straightforward for Wyoming’s revenues. -
The fate of thousands of wild horses in the Rock Springs area is still unknown after 15 years of court battles. A judge just pushed the final decision back to a lower court. -
The energy world is looking to Wyoming this week, as the nation’s first rare earth mine in decades breaks ground near the Bighorn Mountains.
