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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Advocates worry this delay could signal a future attempt from the Trump administration to take grizzlies off the endangered species list. -
Nevada voters will weigh in on reproductive rights. So might Wyoming and Idaho residents. -
Lawmakers are discussing the pilot program as western states remain at an impasse about the future of the Colorado River. -
Lawyers with a libertarian legal group allege a Wyoming city violated her constitutional rights when denying an animal permit. -
The attorney general’s office said the court ‘made numerous mistakes’ when deciding two near-total abortion bans were unconstitutional. -
Open Spaces show rundown for January 16, 2026 -
New research highlights ways to make data center developers pay for adding demand to the power grid, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and be accountable to the public. -
Open Spaces show rundown for January 9, 2026 -
The majority of justices upheld abortion access in Wyoming. How did we get here, and what’s next? -
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it’s looking for ways to make hundreds of wildlife refuges and dozens of fish hatcheries more efficient. -
The state’s highest court ruled that two near-total state abortion bans violate the constitution. -
Conservationists say the plans for managing the declining species could push them closer to extinction.
