Air Quality
Drinking Water
Environmental Response and Remediation
Waste Management and Radiation Control
Water Quality
Executive Director’s Office
Donna Kemp Spangler
Communications Director/
Public Information Officer
Current News Releases
- November 1, 2019
DEQ Urges Use of UtahAir App as Burning Rules Go Into Effect (130 KB) - September 30, 2019
DEQ Launches Grants to Salt Lake Residents for Wood Stove Conversions (779 KB) - September 30, 2019
Utah’s Youngest Citizens Leading Radon Awareness Campaign With National Radon Poster Contest (307 KB) - September 25, 2019
Electric Snow Blowers Help Cut Pollution: The Uinta Basin Snow Blower Exchange is Saturday, Oct. 26! (129 KB) - September 18, 2019
Governor Appoints Scott Baird as Executive Director of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality - September 11, 2019
DEQ Offers $4.9 Million in Grants to Businesses, Non-profits, and Government Entities for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (299 KB) - August 27, 2019
Funding Available to Convert Wood Stoves to Gas or Electric (292 KB) - August 19, 2019
Cities, Schools & Agencies Get VW Settlement to Replace Old Diesel Vehicles (335 KB) - August 15, 2019
Boil Order Issued for Soldier Hollow Complex (119 KB) - July 3, 2019
- Fireworks and Wildfires Impact Utah’s Air Quality (266 KB)
- July 3, 2019
Fuegos Artificiales e Incendios Afectan la Calidad de Aire de Utah (270 KB) - June 19, 2019
Governor Appoints Scott Baird Interim Director of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (123 KB) - May 31, 2019
Check Daily Air Quality Forecast to Plan Ahead & Protect Health (573 KB) - May 20, 2019
DEQ Opens New Technical Support Center (118 KB) - April 25, 2019
Cut Pollution: Mow Electric The popular State of Utah Lawn Equipment Exchange is Saturday, April 27! (297 KB) - April 17, 2019
Radon Takes Center Stage at DEQ-Hosted Conference (491 KB) - April 1, 2019
State Makes Decisions for Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Projects Funded Through Volkswagen Settlement Monies (141 KB) - March 27 (Attorney General Media Release)
Gold King Lawsuit Against Mining Companies and EPA Contractor to Proceed for Environmental Cleanup and Damages (98 KB) - March 16 (EPA Press Release)
Gold King Mine: Interim Water Treatment Plant in Gladstone, Colorado is fully operational - March 4, 2019
The popular State of Utah Lawn Mower Exchange is back! (310 KB) - March 4, 2019
Former DEQ Scientist Appointed to Head Waste Management & Radiation Control (277 KB) - March 1, 2019
DEQ Investigators Isolate Source of Layton Petroleum Vapors (290 KB) - February 27, 2019
Source of Layton Vapor Still Unknown (310 KB) - January 7, 2019
Governor Herbert Declares January National Radon Month
Utah Environmental Quality Offering 100 Free Radon Kits (30 KB) - January 2, 2019
State of the Environment Report Spotlights DEQ Values in Action (300 KB)
