State environmental agencies are marking federal Air Quality Awareness Week with a variety of forward-looking initiatives. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Air Quality Division will provide informative opportunities…
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Wyoming DEQ Recognizes Target Stores for Environmental Stewardship
Target Stores in Casper and Cheyenne are being recognized by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Environmental Stewardship Program for innovative voluntary efforts to reduce the amount of hazardous…
Wyoming DEQ Designates a “Know Your Well Day”
Here’s a good way to raise the visibility of the importance of protecting groundwater. With more than 70 percent of Wyoming’s population relying on groundwater for all or part of…
Twenty States Request SCOTUS Stay of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
On February 22, 20 states – AL, AK, AZ, AR, ID, IA, KS, KY, MI, MS, MO, NE, ND, OH, OK, SC, TX, UT, WV and WY – filed a…
Wyoming DEQ Requests State Funding to Prepare for CPP
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is requesting about $550,000 in the 2017-18 state budget to prepare for the Clean Power Plan (CPP) rule. DEQ Director Todd Parfitt told…
Wyoming DEQ Releases Much-Anticipated Draft Report on Pavillion
On December 18, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released its draft report on the state’s continued investigation into drinking water quality concerns in the Pavillion area related to…
