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.
Mining the Sun: Some in the Wyoming Epicenter of the Coal Industry Hope to Sustain Its Economy With Renewables
By Jake Bolster
The Torture and Killing of a Wolf, a New Endangered Species Lawsuit and Novel Science Revive Wyoming Debate Over the Predator
By Jake Bolster
BLM Ends Future Coal Mining on Powder River Basin Federal Lands
By Jake Bolster
At State’s Energy Summit, Wyoming Promises to ‘Make Sure Our Fossil Fuels Have a Future’
By Jake Bolster
Biden Administration Awards Wyoming $30 Million From New ‘Solar for All’ Grant
By Jake Bolster
In Wyoming, a Tribe and a City Pursue Clean Energy Funds Spurned by the Governor
By Jake Bolster
Western Conservationists and Industry Each Tout Wins in a Pair of Rulings From the Same Court
By Jake Bolster
Wyoming’s Wind Industry Dodged New Taxes in 2024 Legislative Session, but Faces Pushes to Increase What it Pays the State
By Jake Bolster
Virginia Seeks Millions of Dollars in Federal Funds Aimed at Reducing Pollution and Electrifying Transportation and Buildings
By Jake Bolster
Wyoming Considers Relaxing Its Carbon Capture Standards for Electric Utilities, Scrambling Political Alliances on Climate Change and Energy
By Jake Bolster
New Demands to Measure Emissions Raise Cautious Hopes in Pennsylvania Among Environmental Sleuths Who Monitor Fracking Sites
By Jake Bolster
In Wyoming, Sheep May Safely Graze Under Solar Panels in One of the State’s First “Agrivoltaic” Projects
By Jake Bolster
Virginia Utilities Seek Unbridled Rate Adjustments for Unproven Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in Two New Bills
By Jake Bolster
Wyoming, Slow To Take Federal Clean Energy Funds, Gambles State Money on Carbon Sequestration and Hydrogen Schemes to Keep Fossil Fuels Flowing
By Jake Bolster
New Legislation Aiming to Inject Competition Into Virginia’s Offshore Wind Market Could Spark a Reexamination of Dominion’s Monopoly Power
By Jake Bolster
A Long-Delayed BLM Resource Management Plan in Southwest Wyoming Pits Conservation Against Resource Extraction
By Jake Bolster
