Last week, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) approved its first three Class VI Permits for the storage of carbon dioxide in deep geological formations. The permits took a…
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Wyoming Marks 50th Anniversary in PBS Interview
This week, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) was featured by PBS in an episode of Wyoming Chronicle on the occasion of the agency’s 50th anniversary. ECOS member Todd…
Wyoming Signs Landmark Agreement to Transfer Uranium Mining Site
In a win for the state, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) last month signed a letter of termination for Western Nuclear Inc.’s Split Rock Uranium license. Wyoming has…
Wyoming Pond Emissions Calculator Garners National Best Practice Award
Last week, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s Air Quality Division (AQD) received the Best Practice Award from the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA). AAPCA’s annual Best Practices…
Wyoming Develops Test Method Adopted by EPA
This week, U.S. EPA published the “Method for Determination of Combustion Efficiency from Enclosed Combustion Devices Located at Oil and Gas Facilities,” or OTM-52. The method was developed in part…
Wyoming Models State Information Sharing at New York Conference
Modeling state information sharing, a Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) leader spoke last week at New York Climate Week about Wyoming’s carbon sequestration efforts. DEQ Groundwater Section Manager Lily…
Wyoming Hosts Open Houses to Showcase Mobile Air Monitors
This week, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) hosted two open houses at their mobile air monitoring stations in Laramie County to inform the public about the types of…
Wyoming Spotlights ‘After the Garbage Can’ Education Program
This week, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is featuring on its website its ‘After the Garbage Can’ program to educate residents on the management of Wyoming’s trash after…
Wyoming Partners to Reduce Harmful Algal Blooms
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently shared a fact sheet featuring the agency’s partnerships to address Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms (HCBs). While the DEQ has been working to improve…
Wyoming Features Sagebrush Ecosystem Effort in Updated StoryMap
This week, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) updated a StoryMap marking the 50th anniversary of the agency. In addition to information on DEQ’s history, leadership, and activities, the StoryMap…