DEQ's Mission

To protect, conserve and enhance the quality of Wyoming’s environment
for the benefit of current and future generations.

 
June 28, 2024

Notice to Avoid and Report Possible Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms in Wyoming Waters

CHEYENNE, Wyo – With summer upon us and more people heading to Wyoming’s lakes and reservoirs to recreate, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), Wyoming Livestock Board (WLB), and local, state, and federal partners want to remind the public to avoid and keep animals away from harmful...
June 26, 2024

Wyoming DEQ’s Leif Paulson Presents at NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team Public Meeting 

Leif Paulson, Air Quality Natural Resources Program Supervisor with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality – Air Quality Division presented at the Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team (HAQAST) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts recently.  HASQAST works to connect NASA satellite data and products with public health experts...
June 25, 2024

DEQ Land Quality Division Wraps-up 2024 Intern Program

In 2021, the Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Land Quality Division (LQD) established a summer intern work program to recruit a junior or senior student enrolled at the University of Wyoming.  The summer temporary position provides an opportunity for a student to gain valuable skills while supporting the DEQ intern mission on real...
June 19, 2024

Wyoming Solid Waste and Recycling Workers Recognized at Proclamation Signing

By Kimberly Mazza “Whereas it is fitting to recognize and honor the efforts of solid waste and recycling workers in providing a critical service to the people of Wyoming while protecting human health and our environment…”  These were words read by Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon as he signed a Proclamation recognizing Wyoming’s Solid...

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