Teal Davis / Report for America
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Teal Davis is the environment reporter for Wyoming Public Media and a Report for America corps member. Her position is part of a partnership with High Country News Western Environmental Collaborative (WERC). She graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from San Diego State University, where she produced a nationally recognized investigation into a $1.3 million surveillance system with AI facial-recognition capabilities installed at San Diego State University. Since then, Teal has covered everything from healthcare access, nutrition assistance programs and wildlife migration research across Wyoming. When not chasing down the latest environment news, she enjoys hiking, biking, rock climbing and curling up with a good book.
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Following statewide record low snowpack this winter, large swaths of the state are experiencing more frequent and more severe wildfires. -
The Endangered Species Act has protected habitat for 50 years. Rescinding the act’s definition of “harm” removed those protections. -
The new bill draft looks at allowing some homemade goods to be sold in restaurants and coffee shops. -
Following 50 years of federal protections, the new proposal would concentrate more management control into the hands of state agencies. -
On July 10, grandfather Carl McDaniel was struck by a bison at a campground in Yellowstone. -
Beaver dam analogs are human-made projects designed to slow waterways to increase plant and wildlife health.
