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…
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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…
Wyoming Monitors Air Quality with a BAM!
Earlier this month, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) deployed a Mobile Beta Attenuation Monitor (BAM) trailer in Laramie County to monitor for PM10, PM2.5, and meteorological parameters for…
Wyoming Celebrates Professional Water and Wastewater Operator Week
This week, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality celebrates Water and Wastewater Operator Week honoring water treatment, water distribution, wastewater collection, and waste water treatment professionals who help deliver safe drinking…
Wyoming Marks DEQ’s 50th Anniversary with StoryMap
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is marking 50 years of environmental protection in the state with an interactive StoryMap telling the history of the agency. The 1969 Wyoming…
Wyoming Spotlights Three ‘Rocky Stars’ on America Recycles Day
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has released a StoryMap to mark this year’s America Recycles Day on November 15. The StoryMap celebrates three Recycling Rocky Stars – districts…
Wyoming, Other States Earn Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Award
This week, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) received the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Award for reclamation work at Hanna Elementary School and the adjacent high school football field…
ECOS State Survey on Offsite Compliance Monitoring: A Summary of Findings
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…