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.
A Geothermal Network in Colorado Could Help A Rural Town Diversify Its Economy
By Phil McKenna, Jake Bolster
Tribal Solar Projects Meet Different Fates in Wyoming After Trump Administration Kills Funding
By Jake Bolster
Can Colorado Recycle Toxic Water from Oil and Gas Drilling Without Increasing Emissions?
Story by Jake Bolster, photos by Lee Pruitt
Uranium Company Receives Wyoming’s First Fast-Tracked Mining Permits
By Jake Bolster
BLM Calls New Oil and Gas Rules ‘Noncontroversial,’ Exempts Them From Public Comment
By Jake Bolster
Republican Excitement for Wyoming Rare Earth Mining Contradicts the Party’s Disdain for Renewables
By Jake Bolster
EPA Tries to Stop Closure of Colorado Coal Plants After Meeting With Colorado Springs Utilities
By Jake Bolster
Trump Move to Increase Coal Mining in the Powder River Basin Will Worsen Climate Change, Experts Warn
By Jake Bolster
‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Set to Slash Through U.S. Climate and Justice Drive
By Marianne Lavelle, Aidan Hughes, Amy Green, Arcelia Martin, Dan Gearino, Georgina Gustin, Jake Bolster, Wyatt Myskow
USGS Touts Potential Oil and Gas Resources Beneath Public Lands in Updated Survey
By Jake Bolster
Gila River Tribes Intend to Float Solar Panels on a Reservoir. Could the Technology Help the Colorado River?
By Jake Bolster
Wyoming Begins Exploring Voluntary Water Conservation Programs
By Jake Bolster
New PacifiCorp Forecast Sees More Fossil-Fueled Electricity. How Will That Affect Western Energy Jobs?
By Jake Bolster
House Committee Offers Fossil Fuel Industry a ‘Once in a Generation’ Opportunity to Develop on Public Lands
By Jake Bolster
In His First 100 Days, Trump Launched an ‘All-Out Assault’ on the Environment
By Kiley Bense, Bob Berwyn, Dennis Pillion, Georgina Gustin, Jake Bolster, Marianne Lavelle, Wyatt Myskow
How Will Trump’s Effort to Revitalize Coal Play Out in the Nation’s Most Productive Coal Fields?
By Jake Bolster
