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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The judge did not seem swayed by Cody Roberts’ team’s argument to dismiss the case, tentatively setting jury selection to begin on Feb. 12. -
State samplings found little to no fecal matter in Lonesome Lake. A few years ago, the feds found it to be 384 times above what the EPA deems safe for swimming. -
Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that can cause cattle, bison and elk to abort fetuses. Ranchers in northwest Wyoming have the most issues because of the proximity to wildlife that carry the disease. -
Open Spaces show rundown for January 16, 2026 -
Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center’s director discusses this year’s snowpack and general things to think about when recreating in the winter backcountry. -
Pres. Trump is promising U.S. dominance in Venezuela’s oil industry. But industry experts are more skeptical, including in Wyoming – one of the top oil producing states in the country. -
“The fact that they've had to cancel lease sales when this is such a pro-coal administration tells you that even the White House can't offset markets. Markets are really the final determinant of whether coal is going to be around in the power generation market,” UW economist Rob Godby told WPR. -
Open Spaces show rundown for January 9, 2026 -
During a hearing on the contested Pronghorn Project, the governor asked the secretary if he wanted to “step outside.” Gov. Mark Gordon told WPR he was asking for a conversation. -
Wyoming’s energy resources were in full focus on the Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee’s 14th day of budget hearings. -
Oil and gas companies snatched up less than 1% of acres offered up in a bonus federal lease sale in Wyoming. But an industry group says that’s not for a lack of interest in drilling. -
Gov. Mark Gordon is recommending the removal of the Weston County Clerk Becky Hadlock, following new verified complaints about Hadlock’s conduct in office. Hadlock has been under scrutiny for her handling of three races in the 2024 election.
