On May 3, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality invited community members to the Arizona Science Center for an exciting day of air quality education. Marking the start of Air…
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Arizona Recognized for Permitting, Water Quality, and Recycling Innovations
Four projects of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) have garnered recognition as finalists for the 2025 Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence Awards. Arizona Forward is a statewide environmental organization,…
Arizona Hails U.S. EPA Approval of Air Force Plan on PFAS
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is welcoming U.S. EPA’s approval this week of a U.S. Air Force (USAF) plan designed to protect Arizonans who live near USAF facilities…
Arizona Produces Videos to Spread the Word on Green Practices & Permitting
Spooky season is here, and in Arizona, there is something to fear: loose plastic bags! Parodying the movie Halloween, a video from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) shares…
State Innovation Video 2024: Arizona Community Science Program
Arizona Recycling Locator
This app helps users find information on E-Waste, Household Hazardous Waste, and general recycling in their community through an interactive web map. The map is accompanied by definitions and an…
Arizona Leveraging Drone Technology for Tire Dump Site Assessments
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is successfully employing drone technology to estimate volumes of waste tires at regulated sites more quickly and accurately. At one waste tire collection…
Arizona Connects Small Public Water Systems to PFAS-Free Water Source
In conjunction with an announcement by Governor Katie Hobbs, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is providing engineering and technical expertise and $5M of financial resources to address PFAS…
Arizona Takes to Instagram to Encourage Residents to ‘Shake Off’ Recycling Misconceptions
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has taken to Instagram to draw attention to recyclables contamination and encourage residents to recycle right. In the run-up to the Super Bowl,…
Arizona Proposes Roadmap To Transform Recycled Water into Purified Water
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has published a proposed advanced water purification (AWP) program roadmap describing a vision for using AWP to expand water reuse programs to address…
