Caitlin Tan

6 days 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.

1 week 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 week 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.

1 week ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan

Had the federal funding freeze not happened, Wyoming would be in the midst of designing its new Home Energy Savings Program. The program would be housed under the Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA), and is dependent on $69 million earmarked by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The idea was to connect qualifying Wyomingites with local contractors to complete energy savings projects in their homes, like a new heat pump or double pane windows, and use federal funds to pay for it.

2 weeks ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan

Driving around southwest Wyoming, it’s common to see wild horses. But if a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plan clears public review and pending litigation? “There will be so few wild horses left that it will be difficult to see them,” said Suzanne Roy, executive director of American Wild Horse Conservation, a national wild horse advocacy group.