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DEQ awards Malad City nearly $4 million for water infrastructure upgrades

Idaho State Journal 15 Jul 2026
BOISE — The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has announced that it has awarded Malad City nearly $4 million to address leaking waterlines, upgrade and repair wells, loop watermains and purchase water rights ... .
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DEQ makes long-awaited announcement on controversial climate program

The Argus Observer 14 Jul 2026
Oregon environmental regulators selected California-based ...
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Hundreds of Former Landfill Sites Uninvestigated by DEQ Program (State of North Carolina)

Public Technologies 13 Jul 2026
Of the 688 identified landfill sites where municipal solid waste disposal occurred without regulatory oversight, 534 (78%) have never been investigated under DEQ's program ... DEQ's Division of Waste ...
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Ex Parte: VA SCC DEQ - Administrative Order - 07/10/2026. (Virginia State Corporation Commission)

Public Technologies 10 Jul 2026
The Commission agrees to provide support to DEQ and respond to DEQ's requests within 30 days so that DEQ may comply with the 90-day PBR application review deadline set forth in PBR regulations.
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Gravel pit legislation burns out DEQ staff

Independent Record 06 Jul 2026
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has been unable to speed up its evaluation of mining applications despite changes to state law, according to a recent audit ... .
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PGE, Stayton gas station among May Oregon DEQ fines. See list

Statesman Journal 03 Jul 2026
Oregon DEQ’s role in protecting air, land and water ... DEQ sometimes reduces or eliminates fines after appeals ... improvement project instead of paying a fine.Oregon DEQ issues 11 penalties in May.
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Gravel pit fast-track burns out DEQ staff

Ravalli Republic 02 Jul 2026
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has been unable to speed up its evaluation of mining applications despite changes to state law, according to a recent audit ... .
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Montana DEQ proposes Big Hole River 'impairment' designation for algae

Billings Gazette 02 Jul 2026
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality recently proposed adding an impairment designation for algal blooms in the Big Hole River. Critics allege DEQ's proposal does not adequately target nutrients pollution ... .
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DEQ proposes Big Hole River as ‘impaired’

Morgan Citizen 30 Jun 2026
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has determined the Big Hole River is impaired, which follows significant legal pressure from advocacy organizations ... .
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Suit challenges DEQ permit to prospect gold near Lincoln

Ravalli Republic 29 Jun 2026
Environmental groups say Montana officials were slow to turn over public records about a proposed gold mining operation near the Blackfoot River, preventing them from fully scrutinizing the project before it was approved ... .
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Legislation meant to speed gravel pit applications burns out Montana DEQ staff

Billings Gazette 27 Jun 2026
The 2021 bill received public criticism over greatly reducing public input around gravel pits, and even sparked a lawsuit around threatening Montanan's right to a clean and healthful environment ... .
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Lawsuit challenges DEQ permit to probe for gold near Lincoln

Independent Record 27 Jun 2026
Groups say officials were slow to turn over public records about a proposed gold mining operation near the Blackfoot, preventing them from fully scrutinizing the project before it was approved ... .
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Montana DEQ works toward impairment designation for Big Hole River

The Washington Times 26 Jun 2026
The Big Hole River, a blue-ribbon fishery that's become a focal point in a years-long debate over nuisance algae growth, is poised to receive an impairment designation ... .
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