Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Air Quality Division Receives National Award

By Kimberly Mazza The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Air Quality Division (DEQ-AQD) was recently presented the Best Practice Award from the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA).  Each year the AAPCA announces Best Practices in Air Pollution Control.  This year the award was presented to agency programs in Wyoming, Georgia, Oklahoma, and California […]

Jenny C. Staebem appointed as Industrial Siting Administrator for the DEQ

By Kimberly Mazza Todd Parfitt, Director of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has appointed Jenny C. Staebem as the new administrator of the Industrial Siting Division at the DEQ.  Dr. Staebem was a research scientist, project manager and consultant in the antimicrobial and pesticide industries.  She has served Wyoming as a public defender, […]

The Department of Environmental Quality’s Watershed Protection Section to Present at the Upcoming Wyoming Water Quality Conference

By Kimberly Mazza The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Water Quality Division (WQD) will host its first Wyoming Water Quality Conference at the University of Wyoming Conference Center in Laramie, Wyoming, October 17 – 18, 2023. The free conference will explain primary elements of the WQD’s responsibilities during general sessions and four tracks – Wyoming […]

The Wyoming DEQ Releases New Watershed Protection Map

By Kimberly Mazza The Watershed Protection Program housed under the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Water Quality Division (WQD) has developed a new mapping tool that will provide access to combined information that was previously available on two different maps.  The “Wyoming’s Assessed Waters, Surface Water Monitoring Locations, and TMDL Map” offers various audiences that […]