This ECOS Green Report highlights the utility of off-site compliance monitoring (OfCM), including the use of virtual walkthroughs to supplement but not supplant onsite inspection activities. Based on the results…
Wyoming
Wyoming Partnership Yields Sediment Reduction & Fish Protection at Dam
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has worked since 2016 with the Willwood Irrigation District, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Powell Clarks Fork…
Wyoming Spreads Awareness of Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms
Alongside other Wyoming state agencies, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is spreading awareness of Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms (HCBs). As Wyoming residents head to local lakes and reservoirs this summer,…
E-Enterprise Champion Girt Named Wyoming DEQ Public Servant of the Year
ECOS congratulates Steve Girt, Information Technology Manager with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, on being named DEQ Public Servant of the Year. This week’s award recognizes Girt’s hard work…
States Mark Air Quality Awareness Week with Panels, Videos, & More
This week, ECOS member agencies spotlighted a variety of air quality activities as part of Air Quality Awareness Week 2022. Celebrating with the theme “Healthy Air – Important for Everyone,”…
States Celebrate Earth Day with Parties, Podcasts, Pledges, & More
Happy Earth Day! Of course, every day is Earth Day at the state environmental agencies, but on April 22 each year, states mark the occasion by bringing key accomplishments and…
Wyoming Touts Top UST Compliance Nationwide
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is celebrating the highest Underground Storage Tank compliance rate in the country (which currently stands at 93%), owing much to the hard work…
Wyoming Tests Technology to Reduce Oil & Gas Air Emissions
This month, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Air Quality Division and U.S. EPA released a report detailing the first phase of a study to better quantify performance of enclosed…
ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards, 2021 Update
In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
Wyoming DEQ Builds on Winter Ozone Outreach
In Wyoming’s Upper Green River Basin (UGRB), cold weather conditions cause an uptick in winter ozone formation each year. This year, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality has worked with…
