MEDIA ADVISORY Contacts: Rich Mylott, U.S. EPA, mylott.richard@epa.gov, 303-312-6654 Keith Guille, Wyoming DEQ, keith.guille@wyo.gov, 307-777-6105 (April 24, 2018) On Thursday April 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will announce major Brownfields grant awards to Wyoming partners to advance environmental cleanup and property redevelopment in communities across the state. The event will take place at the future home of the Children’s Museum of Cheyenne, a […]
Recently, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) presented VDR Foreign Auto of Laramie, Wyoming with the 2017 Fourth Quarter Environmental Stewardship Award. The award is given to companies that are nominated by DEQ staff for voluntary efforts to reduce environmental impacts while conducting business. VDR Foreign Auto was chosen by the Wyoming Compliance Advisory Panel […]
Pinedale, WY – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will host a post-Winter Ozone Season Update on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. The meeting will be an open house with multiple stations to provide one-on-one opportunity to answer questions and exchange information. The DEQ stations will include 2018 Winter Ozone Season information, compliance and inspection information, […]
On Wednesday, March 28, the Wyoming Compliance Advisory Panel (CAP) will be meeting at the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) office in Cheyenne. The CAP meets quarterly to discuss environmental impacts and regulations as they relate to small businesses. The panel also nominates and selects small businesses that reduce environmental impacts of conducting business on […]
On February 20, 2018, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Water Quality Division (WQD) released a summary of sampling results for the Gillette-Madison Wellfield Project.In August of 2017, DEQ/WQD received notification of water quantity and quality issues for two existing and two deeper, replacement private domestic wells located 18 miles northeast of the Town […]
Cheyenne, WY –The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Small Business Compliance Advisory Panel (CAP) will meet in Cheyenne, WY on January 23, 2018. The panel will be meeting to discuss the future of the Environmental Stewardship Program (ESA) as well as the future goals of the CAP. In addition, the panel will be choosing the […]
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has just unveiled their Emission Reduction Pilot Program. The first phase focuses on Diesel Emission Reductions using federal grant funds. Qualified applicants include Wyoming State and Local government entities, schools, and industry that have older diesel equipment and/or vehicles. “A fact sheet, application, and other relevant information are […]
Cheyenne, WY – On November 28, 2017, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) – Air Quality Division held its Pre-Winter Ozone Season Open House for the upcoming 2018 Winter Ozone Season in the Lovatt Room of the Pinedale Library in Pinedale, Wyoming. For the first time, DEQ gathered video footage of the event in […]
On November 6, 2017, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) recognized four Wyoming mining companies with the “Good Neighbor Award”. The four Wyoming coal mine operators recognized are Arch Coal, Cloud Peak Energy, Kiewit Mining Group, and Peabody Energy. The Good Neighbor Award is given to mine operators for successfully working with […]
An interagency group composed of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality – Water Quality Division (WDEQ-WQD), the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD), the Willwood Irrigation District, the United States Bureau of Reclamation, the Wyoming Water Development Office, the State Engineer’s Office, and others have been working on developing a plan to allow for the […]