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 […]
Leif Paulson, Air Quality Natural Resources Program Supervisor with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality – Air Quality Division presented at the Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team (HAQAST) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts recently. HASQAST works to connect NASA satellite data and products with public health experts and air […]
By Kimberly A. Mazza CHEYENNE – Amber Potts, Air Quality Resource Program Manager with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality-Air Quality Division was in Jackson recently to welcome the NASA Health and Air Quality Applications Team to Wyoming. A part of NASA’s Earth Science Applied Science, the NASA Health and Air Quality Applications Team provides […]
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 – 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 […]
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 […]
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will be recognizing Asbestos Awareness from April 1-7, 2024 to help the public better understand what asbestos is, where it comes from, what building materials might contain it and how to dispose of it. Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral that was mined all over the […]
WYOMING – J.R. Simplot Company and Par Pacific were recently recognized by the EPA for reducing their energy use while providing cost-saving energy efficiency solutions that protect the climate, improve air quality, and protect public health. The two Wyoming companies were among 103 others nationwide that earned the EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2023. According […]
By Kimberly Mazza The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Air Quality Division (DEQ-AQD) was recently presented the Best Practice Award from the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA). Each year the AAPCA announces Best Practices in Air Pollution Control. This year the award was presented to agency programs in Wyoming, Georgia, Oklahoma, and California […]
By Kimberly Mazza LANDER – This week brought exciting news to the Department of Environmental Quality’s Air Quality Division. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Published the OTM-52 (Other Test Method) which is called ”Method for Determination of Combustion Efficiency from Enclosed Combustion Devices Located at Oil and Gas Facilities” and developed in part by the […]