In March, DEQ fined CoffinButte $3.02 million, the largest environmental penalty in agency history, for 10 serious air quality violations ... DEQ’s proposal to implement the bill narrows that down to EPA-approved drone monitoring.
More than a year and a half after Hurricane Helene, DEQ has awarded more than $860 million for water infrastructure projects in western North Carolina counties, and 97% of all water systems damaged by the September 2024 hurricane have been restored.
More than a year and a half after Hurricane Helene, DEQ has awarded more than $860 million for water infrastructure projects in western North Carolina counties, and 97% of all water systems damaged by the September 2024 hurricane have been restored.
DEQ announces temporary change to Oregon's summertime fuel requirements ... DEQ engages the public in decision-making and helps communities solve problems in ways that are economically and environmentally sustainable ... DEQ Communications and Outreach.
OregonDEQ’s role in protecting air, land and water ... DEQ sometimes reduces or eliminates fines after appeals ... DEQ cited, but didn’t fine, the company for an additional four violations ... DEQ also ordered the estate to properly dispose of the waste.
DEQ issues 12 enforcement actions in March for environmental violations ...A $24,000 penalty issued in January had not been delivered in time and was unintentionally left off the news release DEQ issued on March 30 2026, and is included here.
An Oregon seafood company faces $3.2 million in fines for discharging fish parts, chlorine, oil and grease into the Pacific Ocean and two rivers across three sites up and down the Oregon Coast....