Restoring the sagebrush ecosystem: Wyoming Honor Farm

By Kristine Galloway Inmates at the Wyoming Honor Farm, a minimum security corrections facility in Riverton, set up a greenhouse at the Honor Farm in June. They are exclusively growing about 40,000 seedlings of various types of sagebrush for the Abandoned Mine Lands Native Plants Project through the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and the […]

Federal agency agrees with DEQ determination on Belle Ayr and Eagle Butte mine permits and reclamation plans.

On September 20, 2019, the United States Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) responded to a recent citizen complaint filed by the Powder River Basin Resource Council (PRBRC). In OSMRE’s response, the federal oversight agency agreed with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) assessment that the Belle Ary and Eagle Butte mines are […]

DEQ to recognize Red Giant Oils for the Wyoming Environmental Stewardship Award for 2014

On Monday, July 27, 2015, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Wyoming Environmental Stewardship Program (WESP) will recognize Red Giant Oils for their voluntary efforts to reduce impacts to the environment.  Red Giant Oils works with local businesses within Wyoming, Idaho, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Montana to recycle their waste. They’ve proven to be an […]

DEQ Small Business Panel to meet

Casper, WY –The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Small Business Compliance Advisory Panel (CAP) will meet in Casper, WY on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. “We enjoy meeting with small businesses across the state to gather input on the DEQ’s rules and regulations and how the Compliance Advisory Panel can assist in the rulemaking process by giving […]

AML receives Reclamation Award

Linokol Project in Sweetwater County recognized for extensive 6 year effort Sweetwater County, Wyo- On June 16, 2014, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Abandoned Mine Land Division (AML) received Reclamationist of the Year from the American Society of Mining and Reclamation (ASMR).  The Linokol Project was recognized for “notable efforts in land and water reclamation”. […]