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…
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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…
ECOS Green Report: State Environmental Agency Modernization — Leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems to Improve Environmental Results
In recent years, states have established the use of drones within various environmental programs to boost emergency preparedness and response, water monitoring (harmful algal blooms, E. coli, Cyanobacteria, bathymetric, &…
Wyoming Enhances Air Quality Dashboard
This week, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality released an update to WyVisNet, a website dedicated to tracking air quality emissions across the state. The update includes enhancements to the…
Wyoming ‘Spills’ the Details on New and Improved Spills Site
Last week, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) unveiled a new website for reporting and tracking environmental spills in the state. DEQSpills.wyo.gov is an update to the DEQ’s former…
Wyoming Warns Public to Steer Clear of Harmful Algal Blooms
As summer temperatures drive Wyoming residents to local lakes and reservoirs, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is advising the public to avoid and report cyanobacterial blooms. Cyanobacteria is…
Wyoming to Observe Air Quality Awareness Week
For a fifth consecutive year, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) Air Quality Division will join U.S. EPA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in celebrating Air Quality…
Wyoming to Offer Computer Kiosks for Viewing DEQ Public Notices
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality is now offering the use of computer kiosks at the department’s office locations to maintain transparency and allow…
