DEQ's Mission

To protect, conserve and enhance the quality of Wyoming’s environment
for the benefit of current and future generations.

 
February 10, 2025

WDEQ Celebrates Professional Water and Wastewater Operators

CHEYENNE, WY – Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has proclaimed the week of February 10-16, 2025, as Wyoming Professional Water and Wastewater Operator Appreciation Week. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) is joining the Governor in recognizing the essential role these professionals play in safeguarding public health and protecting the environment across the state. “Water […]
January 23, 2025

The DEQ adds mobile air quality monitor to Lysite

Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Air Quality Division (AQD) has begun operating a mobile ambient monitoring station in Lysite, Wyoming.  The AQD will be holding an open house regarding the mobile station on March 4, 2025, 10 a.m.– 12 p.m. at the Lysite – Lost Cabin Community Recreation Center. The public is […]
January 16, 2025

DEQ 2025 School Bus Replacement Program is now open

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WYDEQ) is providing over $1,000,000 of grant funding for early replacement of diesel school buses through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA 23 and 24 Grants).   The WYDEQ created the School Bus Replacement Program in 2016 with money from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act and […]
January 13, 2025

OSMRE releases the Final Rule Notice regarding the disposal of decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers in Wyoming

By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE, Wyo – After three and a half years, the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has released the Record of Decision regarding the repurposing of inert decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers in Wyoming.  “It has been a long wait, but Wyoming is thrilled to finally see this […]


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