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…
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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…
Wyoming Poised to Join North Dakota in Providing National CCS Program Template
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s request to directly implement a Class VI permitting program for carbon capture and storage injection wells has taken a significant step forward. On April…
ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards
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 poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
Wyoming Opens Lines of Communication on ‘Open Air’ Tool
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently launched Open Air, which provides the public with access to data and information on facilities with permits from the Air Quality Division.…
Wheels on Wyoming Buses Go Round and Round, Emissions Go Down and Down
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) launched a School Bus Replacement Program in 2016 in an effort to improve student safety as part of the DEQ’s Emissions Reduction Program.…
Wyoming Partnership Takes Wing, Sagebrush Bounces Back
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality is teaming with the Bureau of Land Management, the Wyoming Department of Corrections, The Nature Conservancy, the Institute of Applied Ecology, and a local…
New Mexico Marks ‘Protect Your Groundwater’ Day
On September 3, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) marked “Protect Your Groundwater Day.” Hear from Michelle Hunter, Chief of the Ground Water Quality Bureau (GWQB), on NMED’s Twitter page…
Wyoming Video Spotlights Land Reclamation Efforts
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) reports that under its leadership, more than 100,000 acres of mine lands across the state are being reclaimed, with nearly 20,000 acres fully…
