Caitlin Tan
Natural Resources & Energy ReporterLeave a tip: ctan@uwyo.edu
Caitlin Tan is the Energy and Natural Resources reporter based in Sublette County, Wyoming. Since graduating from the University of Wyoming in 2017, she’s reported on salmon in Alaska, folkways in Appalachia and helped produce 'All Things Considered' in Washington D.C. She formerly co-hosted the podcast ‘Inside Appalachia.' You can typically find her outside in the mountains with her two dogs.
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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. -
The Trump administration is rolling back regulations on emissions from coal power plants. While many in Wyoming are celebrating, some urge caution. -
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. -
Wyoming produces the majority of the nation’s coal, but many states want more environmentally friendly energy. So for years, Wyoming has hedged its bets on carbon capture technology to keep it alive. But that requires research and federal dollars. -
Open Spaces show rundown for June 6, 2025 -
Very few know about Wyoming’s biggest export and how it’s produced. And yet, there’s a mini-underground world below the desert of Green River. Wyoming Public Radio brings you an audio tour of trona mining. -
Last year’s huge wildfire season likely ignited the coal seams, which are like unattended campfires simmering. Counties will look to federal dollars to help manage them, but it’s unclear if that funding will still exist. -
The Trump administration wants to see more energy development on millions of federal acres around Rock Springs. Meanwhile, the agency that would make that happen was hit by DOGE cuts. -
More than half of Wyoming’s wild horses will be removed to appease private property owners on the checkerboard landscape. Herds will cease to exist in the Great Divide Basin and Salt Wells Creek areas, and portions of Adobe Town. -
Second quarter numbers show rig count is up compared to this time last year. But production dipped slightly in the first three months from the same time in 2024.
