Wyatt Myskow
Reporter, Phoenix
Wyatt Myskow covers drought, biodiversity and the renewable energy transition throughout the Western U.S. Based in Phoenix, he previously reported for The Arizona Republic and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Wyatt has lived in the Southwest since birth and graduated from Arizona State University with his bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Making Solar Energy as Clean as Can Be Means Fitting Square Panels Into the Circular Economy
By Emma Peterson, Wyatt Myskow
As the Colorado River Declines, Some Upstream Look to Use it Before They Lose it
By Wyatt Myskow
Green Groups Are Divided Over a Proposal to Boost the Nation’s Hydropower. Here’s Why
By Wyatt Myskow, Kristoffer Tigue
The Federal Bureau of Reclamation Announces Reduced Water Cuts for Colorado River States
By Wyatt Myskow
Phoenix is Enduring its Hottest Month on Record, But Mitigations Could Make the City’s Heat Waves Less Unbearable
By Wyatt Myskow
Solar Is Booming in the California Desert, if Water Issues Don’t Get in the Way
By Wyatt Myskow
Arizona Announces Phoenix Area Can’t Grow Further on Groundwater
By Wyatt Myskow
Fossil Fuel Companies and Cement Manufacturers Could Be to Blame for a More Than a Third of West’s Wildfires
By Wyatt Myskow
Amid Continuing Drought, Arizona Is Coming up With New Sources of Water—if Cities Can Afford Them
By Wyatt Myskow
Legislative Proposal in Colorado Aims to Tackle Urban Sprawl, a Housing Shortage and Climate Change All at Once
By Wyatt Myskow
Climate Change Wiped Out Thousands of the West’s Most Iconic Cactus. Can Planting More Help a Species that Takes a Century to Mature?
By Wyatt Myskow
Las Vegas Is Counting on Public Lands to Power its Growth. Is it a Good Idea?
By Wyatt Myskow
A Proposed Utah Railway Could Quadruple Oil Production in the Uinta Basin, if Colorado Communities Don’t Derail the Project
By Wyatt Myskow
After Cutting Off Water to a Neighboring Community, Scottsdale Proposes a Solution
By Wyatt Myskow
Amid Drought, Wealthy Homeowners in New Mexico are Getting a Tax Break to Water Their Lawns
By Wyatt Myskow
Public Lands in the US Have Long Been Disposed to Fossil Fuel Companies. Now, the Lands Are Being Offered to Solar Companies
By Wyatt Myskow