Jake Bolster
Reporter, Wyoming and the West
Jake Bolster reports on Wyoming and the West for Inside Climate News. Previously, he worked as a freelancer, covering climate change, energy, and the environment across the United States. He holds a Masters in Journalism from Columbia University.
Planning for Life After Coal Cost a Montana County Commissioner His Seat
By Jake Bolster
Colorado River Faces ‘Devastating Consequences’ If Another Dry Winter Lands, Experts Warn
By Jake Bolster
New Paper Shows Surges of Concentrated Precipitation Can Lead to Dryer Landscapes
By Jake Bolster
Wyoming’s Largest Utility Joins a New Western Day Ahead Market for Electricity
By Jake Bolster
Western Lawmakers Move To Weaken Clean Air Act and Shield Fossil Fuel Companies From Climate Lawsuits
By Jake Bolster
Meeting Climate Targets Requires Humanity to Reorient Its Relationship With Nature, New Study Says
By Jake Bolster
The Warm, Dry Winter Has Left Firefighters in Wyoming Nervous
By Jake Bolster
This Year’s US Wildfires Have Already Set Records That Could Foreshadow a Smoky, Fiery Summer
By Jake Bolster
Interior Department in Turmoil
ICN Sunday Morning
After Trump’s Interior Secretary Transferred Thousands of Staff to His Office, Chaos Followed, Former Workers Say
By Jake Bolster, Peter Aldhous
New Lawsuit Aims to Halt Expansion of a Montana Coal Mine Blamed for Drying up the Land Above It
Story and photos by Jake Bolster
Colorado River Negotiators Are Nearly Out of Time and Snowpack
By Jake Bolster, Wyatt Myskow
Despite Limited Interest in Drilling on Federal Land, Forest Service ‘Streamlines’ Oil and Gas Leasing Rules
By Jake Bolster
A Record Wildfire Season Inspires Wyoming to Prepare for an Increasingly Fiery Future
By Jake Bolster
Trump’s Push for Coal in Colorado Could Bring ‘Massive’ Harm to Public Lands and Rural Communities, Advocates Say
By Jake Bolster
Are Declining Stocking Rates Underexplored By Scientists?
By Jake Bolster