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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Open Spaces show rundown for April 10, 2026 -
A Vail journalist discusses ‘the long-forgotten story of how we broke skiing — by very nearly saving it.’ -
The grizzly was previously relocated from Montana to Wyoming to improve genetic connectivity. Now, she has reproduced. -
This comes after a mini pygmy goat drew national attention when the city denied her a permit. Her owner then sued, and the city granted the goat a 5-year permit. -
New investigative reporting from The Lever traces the issue of price fixing and ski monopolies back to the 1970s. -
Topics included how to transition off of coal and how to respond to the AI data center boom. -
Open Spaces show rundown for April 3, 2026 -
Some lawmakers in our region are arguing abortion bans help keep a population young and growing. Others say they lead to more people leaving the state. -
Abortion access advocates had asked to add the new Human Heartbeat Act, a six-week-ban, to an existing lawsuit to efficiently block the law. Now, they are filing a separate lawsuit. -
The new ruling could be a setback for the Trump administration, which is trying to loosen habitat protections. -
Kootenai County, Idaho paused data center development to pass regulations to protect water resources and require a public process. -
The Trump administration is returning to 2012 emission rules, which it says have cut mercury pollution by 90%. Environmentalists say that’s not enough.
