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 […]