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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The Cowboy State is in the early stages of launching a voluntary water conservation program, but it has no money to pay applicants yet. -
The land agencies are taking steps to protect establishing climbing routes and their “fixed anchors,” which have been a subject for debate in recent years. Public comment is open throughout the summer. -
Arizona, Colorado and Utah got C grades in a new maternal mental health report card. Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada and Wyoming got Ds. -
Pressure to defund renewable energy projects is coming from the Trump administration and from grassroots groups. -
A Natrona County court has blocked laws related to ultrasounds for abortion seekers and renovations for abortion clinics. The judge said they violate Wyomingites’ right to make their own healthcare decisions, among other arguments. -
Open Spaces show rundown for June 12, 2026. -
Companies have long registered in Delaware because of its favorable business environment. But Wyoming’s low tax rates, cryptocurrency industry and chancery court could be making them change course.
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The microreactor from Antares, a private nuclear technology company, had a successful nuclear fission reaction for the first time at Idaho National Lab. National officials dubbed it ‘historic.' -
Coal mines in New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming could go to revived coal plants and be exported through a new port in California. -
The City of Denver along with other Colorado and Idaho counties have passed moratoriums on data center development. Cheyenne, Wyoming, opted to speed ahead. -
Open Spaces show rundown for May 22, 2026. -
The federal Rural Health Transformation Program funds come after months of negotiations, which led Wyoming to drop a planned investment fund. Instead, the state will focus on basic care.
