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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As the Wyoming Supreme Court considers whether the state’s abortion bans are constitutional, data show women who are denied abortions and carry their pregnancy to term have worse financial and physical well being than women who got abortions. -
The Jackson Hole Airport in Grand Teton National Park joins more than 80 other internationally recognized dark sky places in our region. -
It would still be illegal to harm Mountain West species, such as jumping mice, migratory birds and desert tortoises, but their habitats may no longer be federally protected. -
Justices have until mid-August to decide on the future of reproductive rights in the state. -
Environmentalists say this analysis is critical to paint a full picture of climate and health impacts, but industry reps say it’s not necessary. -
The goal is to build permanent, supportive housing for the vulnerable population. -
Environmentalists decried the move, but some in the timber industry say this could boost the economy and prevent fires. -
Abortion advocates are trying to block two new laws limiting access to abortion in the state, but they’ll have to keep waiting. -
This comes as the insects are rapidly declining and are under consideration for Endangered Species Act protections.
