The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WYDEQ) is providing over $1,000,000 of grant funding for early replacement of diesel school buses through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA 23 and 24 Grants). The WYDEQ created the School Bus Replacement Program in 2016 with money from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act and […]
By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE, Wyo – After three and a half years, the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has released the Record of Decision regarding the repurposing of inert decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers in Wyoming. “It has been a long wait, but Wyoming is thrilled to finally see this […]
By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE – Brandi O’Brien has been selected to lead the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) Land Quality Division (LQD) as its new Administrator. The position became open in November, and O’Brien served as the interim administrator during that time. “It gives me great pleasure to announce Brandi O’Brien as our new […]
By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE – After many years of service to the State of Wyoming, Alan Edwards the Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) Deputy Director, has announced his retirement, effective January 10, 2025. Alan served within the WDEQ as Deputy Director and Administrator of various departments including Administrator of the Abandoned Mine Land Division from […]
By Kimberly Mazza CHEYENNE – The Executive Committee and Director of the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) were in Cheyenne recently to hold the committee’s first meeting since being elected. Suzanne Engels, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Solid and Hazardous Waste Division Administrator who stepped into her new role […]
By Kimberly Mazza PINEDALE – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Air Quality Division (AQD) recently held a public meeting in Pinedale, Wyoming to discuss the process to officially redesignate the Upper Green River Basin (UGRB) to Attainment status for meeting the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). In 2012, the UGRB […]
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 […]
Suzanne Engels, Administrator for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Solid and Hazardous Waste Division officially stepped into her new role as the 2024-2025 President for the Association of State & Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO). The Executive Committee was announced recently at ASTSWMO’s Fall Meeting in Washington D.C. ASTSWMO is a membership-driven organization […]
[Statewide, WY, Oct. 8, 2024] — The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI) are alerting community water systems across the state about a critical compliance requirement under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). Water systems must notify customers whose service […]
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 […]