Hoback Junction, Wyoming – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Crowley Capital, LLC—owner of Hoback RV Park in Teton County—have entered into a settlement agreement to address water quality violations identified at the property. The settlement agreement identifies activities that Crowley Capital, LLC has completed to bring the facility into compliance, identifies additional […]
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon proclaimed this week, Feb. 7-11, 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 health by […]
Cheyenne – Matt Kunze demonstrates an impressive dedication to the environment, the public and student mentorship. He manages the three seamlessly and far beyond the expectations for his job. That’s how he earned the recognition as DEQ’s Public Servant of the Year for 2020 on Friday at the agency’s annual all-staff meeting. Kunze is a […]
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently awarded the 2021 Excellence in Mining Reclamation Award for non-coal to Wyo-Ben Inc. for excellent work to reclaim a bentonite pit near Thermopolis. DEQ presents the Excellence in Mining Reclamation Awards to Wyoming coal and noncoal mine operators who demonstrate an achievement in a specific […]
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently awarded the 2021 Excellence in Mining Reclamation Award for coal to Antelope Coal LLC for their exceptional reconstruction of Spring Creek near the Antelope Mine. DEQ presents the Excellence in Mining Reclamation Awards to Wyoming coal and noncoal mine operators who demonstrate an achievement in […]
Photo credit: Genesis Alkali By Kristine Galloway CHEYENNE – Wyoming’s air continues a decades-long trend of low levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2). SO2 is a pollutant that can be a bi-product of combustion with fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies it as possibly hazardous to people’s health. […]
Reliance Coal Mining District’s historic tipple By Kristine Galloway RELIANCE – The Town of Reliance is safer today than it has been in decades. Miles of abandoned underground coal mines made collapse a significant concern. A large underground coal mine fire created an additional hazard to the community. But that is no longer the case thanks […]
Statewide, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director, Todd Parfitt has named Suzanne Engels as the new Solid and Hazardous Waste Division (SHWD) Administrator. Engels previous experience includes 13 years with DEQ where she worked within SHWD and the Water Quality Division. Additionally, she worked for the Colorado Department of Public Health […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo – With summer upon us and more people heading to Wyoming’s lakes and reservoirs to recreate, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), and the Wyoming Livestock Board (WLB) want to remind the public to avoid and keep animals away from cyanobacterial blooms and to report suspected […]
By Kristine Galloway SHERIDAN – Many of history’s greatest accomplishments succeeded because of the partnerships behind them. The U.S. wouldn’t exist if not for the coordinated efforts of the Founding Fathers. Modern air travel, and thus, society as we know it, would not be possible if not for the combined work of the Wright brothers. […]