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Wyoming DEQ announces completion of safety impr...
Oct. 15, 2019
A multi-party effort to improve safety and accessibility on Fremont County Road 10, aka Gas Hills Haul Road and Dry Creek Road, is complete.
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Restoring the sagebrush ecosystem: The Nature C...
Sept. 27, 2019
The Nature Conservancy opened a seed lab this year in Lander, as part of the AML Native Plants Project, an inter-agency effort, led by the WDEQ and the BLM, to restore the sagebrush steppe ecosystem across the U.S. West.
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Restoring the sagebrush ecosystem: Wyoming Hono...
Sept. 26, 2019
Inmates at the Wyoming Honor Farm in Riverton built a greenhouse at the facility and are growing sagebrush seedlings for the AML Native Plants Project, and inter-agency effort to help restore the sagebrush steppe ecos...
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DEQ supports improved safety features in new sc...
Nov. 7, 2019
The funding WDEQ provides through its School Bus Replacement Program allows school districts the flexibility to include the latest safety features in their new buses. Those include seatbelts for every passenger.
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DEQ protects students and the environment throu...
Nov. 4, 2019
The WDEQ created the School Bus Replacement Program in 2016 and has helped replace 92 school buses with about $2.1 million in grant money. The program helps districts buy new buses and helps improve student safety.
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Gilbreth named DEQ Employee of the Year
April 25, 2019
On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) honored several employees who have given dedicated service to the department and the State of Wyoming.
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Air Quality Division to offer training for onli...
Dec. 3, 2019
Open Air provides the public with access to data, public records, and other information about Division-permitted facilities
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DEQ to Hold Pre Winter Ozone Season Meeting and...
Oct. 28, 2019
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will host a Pre-Winter Ozone Season Update on Monday, November 18, 2019.
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Residents near the Fishhawk Fire west of Cody c...
Sept. 4, 2019
Wyoming residents in Park County near Cody may be experiencing smoke pollution from the Fishhawk Fire in the Shoshone National Forest west of the town, as well as the Stink Water Fire northeast of the Fishhawk.
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Lovett named new Industrial Siting Division Adm...
March 29, 2016
DEQ Director, Todd Parfitt, has named Brian Lovett as the new Administrator for the Industrial Siting Division.
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Federal agency agrees with DEQ determination on...
Sept. 23, 2019
In OSMRE's response, the federal oversight agency agreed with DEQ's assessment that the Belle Ary and Eagle Butte mines are in good standing with their mine permits and reclamation plans.
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More than 100,000 acres of Wyoming mine lands c...
Aug. 28, 2019
More than 100,000 acres of Wyoming land are undergoing reclamation, and nearly half are reclaimed enough to allow livestock and wildlife grazing on the land.
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DEQ meeting reclamation and bonding responsibil...
Aug. 23, 2019
On August 14, 2019, the Wyoming Environmental Quality Council reaffirmed that the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality appropriately handled a renewal permit application and reclamation bonding review.
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DEQ and State of Wyoming file complaint against...
Nov. 22, 2019
The State of Wyoming and the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) filed a complaint against Chevron Corporation for violations of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act involving the remediation of environ...
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DEQ files enforcement action in regard to gasol...
April 12, 2019
After conducting numerous tests and reviewing inventory records, DEQ believes that Maverik overfilled one of the gasoline underground storage tanks at the facility. The overfill resulted in the release of gasoline tha...
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DEQ helps communities protect groundwater from ...
March 4, 2019
Through DEQ's Cease and Transfer Program, local communities are closing municipal solid waste landfills
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Information for Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms i...
Aug. 20, 2019
Several state agencies have been currently experiencing an increased number of inquiries regarding harmful cyanobacterial blooms (blue-green algae) in Wyoming waters. Here's what you need to know...
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Avoid and Report Possible Harmful Cyanobacteria...
June 21, 2019
State of Wyoming agencies are advising the public to avoid and keep animals away from cyanobacterial blooms in Wyoming's lakes and reservoirs and to report suspected blooms.
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DEQ and Army Corps of Engineers work together t...
June 7, 2019
Large cleanup projects require large efforts to resolve them,
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