Media Advisory: EPA to visit Cheyenne on April 26 to announce support for property cleanup and redevelopment projects across Wyoming

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 […]

Laramie auto repair shop receives Environmental Stewardship Award

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 […]

DEQ to Hold Post Winter Ozone Season Open House

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, […]

Compliance Advisory Panel to meet

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 […]

DEQ releases sampling results summary regarding the Gillette-Madison Wellfield Project

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 […]

DEQ providing funding for Wyoming government entities and schools

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 […]

Pre-Winter Ozone Season Open House

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 […]

Federal Agency recognizes four Wyoming mining companies

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 […]

Local, State, and Federal Partners Work to Operate Willwood Dam and Protect Shoshone River Fishery

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 […]