Caitlin Tan

1 week ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan

Some Wyoming mine workers are sounding the alarm, saying Pres. Trump’s federal cuts have gone too far and it’s making their jobs more dangerous. Much of the industry has applauded Trump’s plans to “unleash” American energy, with hopes to ramp up mining. But folded into those plans are cuts to the agencies overseeing workplace safety. “Adding more mines with less oversight is going to equal more disasters, more injuries and, most importantly, more fatalities.

2 weeks ago | marketplace.org | Caitlin Tan

James Kincaid opened the door of his two-story, yellow paneled home in Green River, Wyoming — a rural, high desert town built on the backbone of the state’s mining economy. Inside, not much was hanging on the walls yet, except one prominent decor. “This is a Kansas white tail deer,” Kincaid proudly said about the deer his wife shot in their home state of Kansas. Hunting is a family love.

3 weeks ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan |Hannah Habermann |Kamila Kudelska |Melodie Edwards

About 2,000 people live in Kemmerer, which is in the corner of southwest Wyoming, where the mountains meet the desert. It is known for a few things – the original JCPenney store, ancient fossils and consequently, the fossil fuel industry. But, in late 2021, the company TerraPower, founded by Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, announced their plans to build a nuclear plant nearby. While there is some push back with the project, the hope is to create ‘greener’ energy and jobs for former coal workers.

4 weeks ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan

Ever since DOGE cuts hit the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in February, Friends of the Bridger-Teton’s Scott Kosiba has been scrambling to pinpoint how the nonprofit can help. “What is our role as a partner to one of the largest national forests in the country?” Kosiba asked himself. “If we can do more, should we do more?”For the last five years, the nonprofit has partnered with western Wyoming’s Bridger Teton National Forest (BTNF).

1 month ago | wbur.org | Caitlin Tan

HomeRadioHere & NowWyoming's cloud seeding program loses fundingApril 14, 2025Caitlin Tan, Wyoming Public RadioWyoming and other states in the west will need all the water they can get as a long-standing drought continues and the Colorado River shrinks. Wyoming was once a pioneer in cloud seeding, a scientific process that can increase precipitation by about 10%. But the future of the decades-long program is uncertain. Wyoming Public Radio's Caitlin Tan reports. This segment airs on April 14, 2025.