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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Real estate prices have reached new heights in many of our region's ski towns. In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, buyers spent a record $2 billion in the first nine months of 2021. Meanwhile, the number of homes on the market is at an all-time low. -
Wildfire activity generally slows at night as winds die down, temperatures drop and humidity rises. But a new study suggests that's changing. -
It's December in the Mountain West but it's been downright balmy, with high temperatures breaking decades-old records around the region. -
Unseasonable wildfires fueled by high winds over dry ground resulted in two deaths in the Mountain West this week. -
New research is the first to use GPS-tracking data to look into the effects of wildfire smoke on bird migration. Its findings suggest that tagged geese changed their behavior to avoid smoky conditions. -
PFAS are found across the region in products like rain jackets and firefighting foam. But they can cause health problems, so the Biden administration issued new regulations today to keep them out of drinking water. -
A coalition that includes the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe is calling on the federal government to declare an area in Nevada the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. -
New research indicates newer homes and those constructed with central air conditioning may be better at keeping wildfire smoke out. -
For many, opening up your windows at night used to be enough to keep your house cool during the summertime. But extreme heat from climate change has made that more complicated. Wyoming Public Radio's Maggie Mullen reports. -
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.
