Caitlin Tan
Energy and Natural Resources Reporter at Wyoming Public Radio
Energy + Natural Resources Reporter @WYPublicRadio Formerly @InAppalachia + @npratc + @kdlgradio Reach me: [email protected]
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wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan
Jon Conrad wore a hard hat and bright orange safety vest, surveying the southwest Wyoming landscape around him. “This is the penthouse, as I call it,” Conrad said, standing on the roof of TaTa Chemicals’ soda ash refining plant outside of Green River. He heads up governmental affairs for the company. Before Conrad is what looks like Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory laid out between the desert and mountains.
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wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan |Chas Sisk |Hannah Habermann |Jenna McMurtry |Kamila Kudelska |Melodie Edwards | +1 more
Today on the show, a new film follows a group of Native youth on their journey into adulthood. As Wyoming battles a housing crisis, the Trump administration is proposing to eliminate several programs that specifically help rural communities access affordable housing. And tariff uncertainty is hitting craft beer brewers. Those stories and more.
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wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan
This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state. What some deem the “most difficult cycling race on Earth” has reached the Cowboy State. The Tour Divide is a nearly 2,800-mile course that loosely follows the Continental Divide. Cyclists start in Banff, Canada and self-navigate along mostly gravel roads and two-tracks through the Rocky Mountains, finishing at the Mexican border.
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wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan
Sweetwater County Rep. J.T. Larson was excited when he first heard the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to virtually eliminate pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants. Larson, and many Wyoming politicians, were excited about the implications for coal. “But – there's always the but,” Larson said to WPR a couple days after the news broke on June 11. Larson said emission regulations could return if a Democrat becomes president again. And he said Wyoming needs to be ready.
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1 week ago |
wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan
This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state. Southwest Wyoming will see horses and riders dashing through the desert on Monday, June 16,as part of the Pony Express Re-Ride. Each year, more than 700 riders simulate the mail delivery route starting in Sacramento, California and ending in St. Joseph, Missouri. It’s been over 160 years since the Pony Express was actively delivering mail across the West.
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