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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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. -
The Trump administration could be inching toward delisting the species from the endangered species list. -
The politician is known for his support of energy development. He could oversee 10% of land in the U.S. -
Wyoming lawmakers wonder if more fuel management on ranches will help in the face of high insurance costs. -
The dinosaurs were preserved head to toe in a thin layer of clay. -
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At least 1 in 5 Interior cuts could be in the Mountain West. -
The Utah Supreme Court said a private company failed to show the water would be put to “beneficial use.” -
Open Spaces show rundown for October 24, 2025 -
There’s been an especially steep drop in fertility rates in western states, including Wyoming, which has also seen a big jump in the cost of housing. -
That means stepping over private land access public land remains legal in some states, including Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.
