The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Excellence in Mining Reclamation Awards are given to Wyoming coal and noncoal mine operators who demonstrate an achievement in a specific aspect of mine reclamation or for overall performance in meeting reclamation goals. The 2024 DEQ Excellence in Mining Reclamation Awards will be presented at the 68th Annual Wyoming […]
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Excellence in Mining Reclamation Awards are given to Wyoming coal and noncoal mine operators who demonstrate an achievement in a specific aspect of mine reclamation or for overall performance in meeting reclamation goals. The 2024 DEQ Excellence in Mining Reclamation Awards will be presented at the 68th Annual Wyoming […]
By Kimberly Mazza Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Air Quality Division (AQD) has begun operating a mobile ambient monitoring station in Sheridan County, Wyoming. The AQD will be holding an open house regarding the mobile station on June 4, 2024, 4 – 6 PM at the Sheridan Junior High School, 500 Lewis […]
By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE – The Water Quality Division (WQD) Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms (HCB) team within the Watershed Protection Team was named the 2023 Team of the Year at the Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Annual Awards Ceremony. The HCB Team is led by David Waterstreet, DEQ’s Watershed Protection Section Manager and includes the following […]
By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE – Jared Beck has been named 2023 Public Servant of the Year for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Beck is the agency’s District 4 Engineer for the Air Quality Division (AQD) at the DEQ Lander Field Office and has been with the Division for more than a decade. Over […]
Cheyenne – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality State has released a new episode of its State of the Environment podcast. The podcast’s episodes cover topics related to the agency and its work to help listeners be more aware of the work the DEQ and its seven Divisions provide for Wyoming. This month features the DEQ’s Solid […]
Cheyenne – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) – Air Quality Division (AQD) has issued an emergency rule in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new air regulation 40 CFR Part 60 subpart OOOOb. EPA’s OOOOb rules – “Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities for Which Construction, Modification, or […]
Statewide, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) – Air Quality Division (AQD) is celebrating May 6 to May 10, 2024, as Air Quality Awareness Week. DEQ celebrates Air Quality Awareness Week every year during the first week of May by spreading the word about all things air quality and what it means […]