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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As Wyoming crests the one year anniversary of its first anthrax outbreak in decades, the state livestock board says disease response time will lag because of federal cuts. -
Wyoming’s 23 weed and pest programs are getting hit by several funding cuts, making it harder to treat invasive insects and weeds that are prone to wildfire, like cheatgrass. -
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Cody Roberts was charged with felony animal cruelty 18 months after the incident. What comes next will likely unravel over the fall. -
The Trump administration wants to open up millions of acres of national forest lands to new roads and development, including 3.2 million in Wyoming. Public comment on the proposal is open, but only for about a third of the usual amount of time. -
A wildfire is burning in the northern end of the Wind River Range, a hiking destination for people worldwide. This has left hikers questioning their plans. -
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Homeowners are trying to take advantage of the federal solar tax credit before it expires. One Wyoming installer is working overtime to squeeze in projects, but is preparing to adapt for slower demand next year. -
The wildfire started on Thursday afternoon and is now over 1,300 acres. Evacuations are in place for the surrounding area, including for anyone camping there. -
Global outrage ensued after a Wyoming man ran down a wolf with a snowmobile and brought the live animal into a bar for hours in Feb. 2024. For 18 months no criminal charges were made, until now.
