Hanna Merzbach
WPM Mountain West News Bureau ReporterLeave a tip: Hanna.Merzbach@uwyo.edu
Hanna is the Mountain West News Bureau reporter based in Teton County. She previously helped lead the newsroom at KHOL, Jackson Hole's community radio station. Her award-winning work covering women's health access in the region has landed on NPR and stations across the Rockies. In her free time, you can find Hanna scaling rock walls or adventuring in the mountains.
Reach out with tips at Hanna.Merzbach@uwyo.edu.
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Rock Springs, Wyo., is promoting Latino businesses, while the county works with ICE to crack down on immigration. -
The numbers are fueling the debate about whether grizzlies should remain protected under the Endangered Species Act. -
Eighteen cattle ranchers in the Mountain West region are partnering with a carbon credit company to make their land healthier and get extra revenue. -
The federal vocational program for young adults avoided closures by the Trump administration, but now Congress could slash funds for centers in Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming. -
New Mexico and Wyoming continue to receive the biggest portions of revenue gained from energy development on federal lands. -
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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Wyoming ranchers are testing GPS collars to help manage the movement of their livestock.
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The new proposal has big implications for threatened and endangered species, and their critical habitat. -
Potash and phosphate are now on the 2025 critical minerals list. -
Wyoming and Utah’s governors said we no longer have to choose between protecting the environment and burning fossil fuels. Energy researchers disagree.
