Maggie Mullen
Maggie Mullen is a fifth generation Wyomingite, born and raised in Casper. She is currently a Masters candidate in American Studies and will defend her thesis on female body hair in contemporary American culture this May. Before graduate school, she earned her BA in English and French from the University of Wyoming. Maggie enjoys writing, cooking, her bicycle, swimming in rivers and lakes, and most any dog.
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It found that average occupancy rates at campgrounds in the West dropped by 1.3 percentage points when smoke was bad — driving concerns about public health. -
An updated version of a 2019 report published in the journal BioScience on Wednesday includes an additional 2,800 scientists’ signatures. -
Air quality specialists say the smoky conditions that showed up earlier than usual this year, could stick around until October for some parts of the region. -
'There's A Lot Of People Out There Like Me': Immunosuppressed May Not Get Same Protection From COVIDThose living with compromised immune systems are facing a double whammy with the region's low vaccination rates and the possibility that the COVID-19 vaccine may not offer them the same protection as their peers. -
A group of chemicals called PFAS are common in many household items, and potentially causing health problems. Monday, the EPA included them in the draft of its latest list of water contaminants, setting the groundwork for potential regulation. -
When a bear's normal food supply is decreased thanks to hot and dry conditions, they will seek out alternate food sources. And that's where human-bear conflicts often arise. -
Meat is not a nutritional equal to plant-based meat substitutes. That's according to a new study from Duke University out this week. But researchers say it's still not clear if one is healthier than the other. -
Extreme heatwaves will become more frequent and longer, but according to federal data, more than 20 percent of homes in the Mountain West do not use air conditioning. -
High-elevation forests in the Rocky Mountain region are burning more now than at any point in the past 2,000 years. That's according to a new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. -
Following its relocation out West, only three Bureau of Land Management employees wound up working at headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado.
