Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Air Quality Division Nationally Recognized

By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Air Quality Division (AQD) has been recognized in the newly released 2023 edition of “State Air Trends & Successes: The StATS Report.”  The annual publication, which has been issued by the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA) since April 2017, looks at […]

DEQ Deploys BAM Trailer for Air Quality Monitor in Laramie County

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Air Quality Division has deployed a Mobile Beta Attenuation Monitor (BAM) trailer in Laramie County.  The BAM trailer began operation on April 1, 2023, and will be in place for approximately one year. The Air Quality Division sited a regional population-based location among populated areas at the Willadsen Elementary […]

Lily Barkau Selected for CEQ’s Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Task Force

By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE – Lily Barkau, Natural Resources Program Manager at the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, was recently tapped by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)  to serve on one of two new task forces that will provide input to inform the responsible development of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration (CCUS).  […]

DEQ to recognize Asbestos Awareness

By Kimberly Mazza The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will be recognizing Asbestos Awareness from April 1-7, 2023 to help the public better understand what asbestos is, where it comes from, what building materials might contain it and how to dispose of it. Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral that was mined […]

March 13th is Know Your Well Day

By Kimberly Mazza In recognition of the importance of groundwater to the citizens of the state and in conjunction with the National Groundwater Association “Groundwater Awareness Week”, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Water Quality Division (WQD) has designated March 13th as “Know Your Well Day.” Over 72 percent of Wyoming’s population relies on groundwater […]

DEQ adds mobile air quality monitor in Laramie County

By Kimberly Mazza Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Air Quality Division has begun operating a mobile ambient monitoring station in Laramie County, Wyoming.   The mobile monitoring station began operations on February 1, 2023, and will be in place for approximately one year. The mobile monitoring station includes gaseous monitors (NOx, SO2, […]

WDEQ celebrates Wyoming Professional Water and Wastewater Operator Week

CHEYENNE – Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon proclaimed this week, Feb. 6-13, as the Wyoming Professional Water and Wastewater Operator Appreciation Week. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) is joining him in honoring these essential professionals. Water treatment, water distribution, wastewater collection and wastewater treatment operators are professionals who are vital to Wyoming. They protect public […]

The DEQ is Turning 50

By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE – This year marks an important era for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).  The agency was established on July 1, 1973 and will be celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2023. In 1973, the DEQ was created through the Environmental Quality Act. The purpose of the Act was to protect […]

DEQ Honors Mining Industry in Wyoming

DEQ Honors Mining Industry in Wyoming By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE – Today, December 6 is National Miner’s Day 2022.  As one of Wyoming’s founding industries and historically rooted in the state’s culture and economy, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) would like to honor our Wyoming miners and acknowledge the continued impact of Wyoming’s […]

Risks Associated with Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms (HCBs) Continue Despite Cooler Temperatures

CHEYENNE, Wyo – Although fewer people are recreating in Wyoming’s lakes and reservoirs this fall as water and air temperatures decrease, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ), Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), Wyoming Livestock Board (WLB), Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Wyoming State Parks, and United States Forest Service want […]