
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 June 6, 2025
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‘I saw Job Corps as the light’: Students worry losing the program could throw their lives off courseJob Corps is the latest federal program caught in a tug-of-war between the Trump administration, lawyers, congresspeople and participants.
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The federally funded program has offered at-risk teens a career pipeline for more than 60 years. The White House is calling it a ‘failed experiment.’
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Open Spaces show rundown for May 30, 2025
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State conservatives say the U.S. Constitution mandates Congress to ‘dispose’ of this land.
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Spring heat waves could mean increased fire danger and more strain on water supplies.
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Plaintiffs allege the president’s effort to cease federal funding to NPR and PBS violates freedoms of speech and the press.
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27 trillion cubic feet of natural gas is nearly the same amount the U.S. consumes in a year. But extracting it is another story.
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Typical weather balloon flights are being restored in other offices.
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Thanks to a new initiative, private landowners in Colorado and Wyoming are now letting people cross through their property for free to access these acres.