Recycling: This Earth Day, Let’s Get Back to Basics
By Sophia Nicholas, Guest Blogger DEQ invites guest bloggers to share their thoughts on issues that impact our environment. We appreciate their insights and the opportunity to broaden the conversation with others in the community. Recycling is one of the most common sense practices to conserve resources and care for the Earth. So this Earth …
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Answers to Your Questions about Greenhouse Gas, Tier 3 Vehicle Standards
By Glade Sowards On April 2, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intention to revise the model year (MY) 2022-2025 light-duty vehicle GHG standards. Division of Air Quality (DAQ) staff received questions from the public about how this action might affect air quality in Utah and state efforts to meet federal air-quality standards …
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Recapping the 2017-18 Inversion Season
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” -Hal Borland By Jared Mendenhall At the end of March, spring took its turn at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Along with the warmer weather, budding trees and blooming flowers, DEQ’s Division of Air Quality declared an end to the 2017-18 inversion season …
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Utah DEQ Unveils Website Redesign
By DEQ Web Team (part of the Communication Team) In 2016, the DEQ Web Team embarked on a website redesign that is an integral part of the department-wide rebranding effort. This rebranding initiative made DEQ more accessible and relevant to our constituents, bringing to the forefront our mission, vision, and values. On March 23, 2018, …
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Transparency in Government: DEQ’s Commitment to You
By DEQ Communications Office “Government records belong to the citizens of the state, who have a legal right to open and fair access.” – Utah’s GRAMA and Open Government website March 11-17, 2018 was Sunshine Week, a nationwide celebration of the benefits of open access to public information to citizens, communities, and government. Utah held …
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