Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land Division Awarded Again for Their Work

By Kimberly Mazza Statewide – On the heels of receiving the national award from the Office of Surface Mine Reclamation and Enforcement last month, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Division, brought home another national award for Wyoming.  This time, they were recognized for their work in the hard-rock sector […]

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Receives Excellence in UIC Award at 2024 GWPC Annual Forum

By Kimberly Mazza Cheyenne – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) was recently awarded the Excellence in Underground Injection Control (UIC) Award at the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) Annual Forum General Session.  Lily Barkau, Groundwater Section Manager for WDEQ accepted the award that recognized the department’s leadership and innovation in Class VI UIC […]

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), and local, state, and federal partners want to remind people, including hunters and fisherman, to continue to avoid […]

DEQ’ State of the Environment Podcast, Episode 4, Just Released. You Won’t Want to Miss it.

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.  Listen now to DEQ Director […]

Wyoming Debuts New WY Risk It? Video On LeadFreeWyoming.com

Statewide, WY – The Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI) and the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announces the addition of a new video on the website offering comprehensive resources for water systems completing the service line inventory process, LeadFreeWyoming.com  The video, titled “WY Risk It? Test Your Water Line for Lead” […]

VW Settlement Grant Fund Winners Announced

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality is pleased to announce this year’s Volkswagen (VW) Settlement grant proposals for emissions reduction projects across the state. Proposed projects must involve methods to mitigate nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from vehicles listed within the eligible mitigation actions established in DEQ’s VW Mitigation Plan. More detailed information about eligible mitigation […]

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s Solid Waste Program holds first-of-its-kind workshop

By Kimberly Mazza WYOMING – The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Solid Waste Program held a first-of-its-kind workshop in Cheyenne, Wyo recently. Though the Solid Waste Program has held several workshops in the past, this was the first time that the Program partnered with another DEQ Division. In this training, the DEQ’s Air Quality Division (AQD […]

DEQ adds mobile air quality monitor to Rock Springs

Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Air Quality Division (AQD) has begun operating a mobile ambient monitoring station in Rock Springs, Wyoming.  The AQD will be holding an open house regarding the mobile station on July 29, 2024, 4 p.m.– 6 p.m. at the Western Wyoming Community College Workforce Training Center. The public […]

DEQ’ State of the Environment Podcast, Episode 3, Just Released

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 Industrial […]

U.S. OSMRE Principal Deputy Director Tours Wyoming Mining Sites

By Kimberly Mazza U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) Principal Deputy Director Sharon Buccino traveled with Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) staff to view the high-quality reclamation being completed at Title V active coal mine and Title IV Abandoned Mine Land (AML) sites in Wyoming. The DEQ Director and Administrators of […]