Madelyn Beck
Reporter, Mountain West 暗黑爆料 BureauMadelyn Beck is Boise State Public Radio's regional reporter with the Mountain West 暗黑爆料 Bureau. She's from Montana but has reported everywhere from North Dakota to Alaska to Washington, D.C. Her last few positions included covering energy resources in Wyoming and reporting on agriculture/rural life in Illinois.
Pre-journalism jobs include (but are not limited to): ranch hand for Icelandic horses, hotel laundress, large caliber brass shell sorter/inventory, salmon processor in Alaska and waitress for a murder mystery dinner theater.
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Americans鈥� fossil fuel consumption dropped 9% last year to its lowest point in three decades. It was also the nation鈥檚 largest recorded decrease in fossil fuel use. -
More than 150 scientists signed onto a letter urging people in the Western U.S. to avoid fireworks this Independence Day. 鈥淭he July 4th weekend in the United States this year will be like no other we鈥檝e experienced in the nation鈥檚 history,鈥� they wrote. 鈥淭he extreme heat impacting the northwestern United States and Canada this week comes on top of an already record-setting drought across much of western North America.鈥� -
Representatives praised budget increases to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and efforts to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. But some wanted more funding for water infrastructure and others questioned Biden's plans on mining and fossil fuel production. -
Unemployment rates vary significantly across the Mountain West as states lift COVID-19 restrictions and people get vaccinated. -
The Trump administration moved BLM headquarters away from Washington, D.C. Now the Biden administration has to decide whether to move it back. -
One of the only things federal lawmakers can agree on these days is that telehealth should be remain a fixture in the U.S. health care system. -
As tourism booms and crowds grow, the Navajo Nation considers reopening its parks and some states charge non-residents more for entry. -
A massive hacking incident against beef processing giant JBS caused an estimated 20% of U.S. beef packing plants to grind to a halt earlier this week. JBS was quick to get things back online, but the attack raises questions about cyber security and market consolidation. -
A case that drew the attention of backcountry recreators across the Mountain West has come to a close. -
"It feels exciting because a year ago today, we didn't even have a vaccine. And now, I'm just getting closer to the second dose day by day and I won't have to live in constant fear of catching the virus or spreading it to my family."
