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…
Wyoming
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…
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…
