Housed within DEQ’s Materials Management Program, the Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine grant program has been funding community projects since the early 90’s. With a dedicated funding area for each grant cycle, the 2026 cycle will select projects that reduce the harmful environmental and human-health impacts of toxic substances found in building materials. A total of $2Continue reading “Road to Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine Grant”
Author Archives: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Oregon DEQ now offers rebates for new, zero-emissions medium- and heavy-duty trucks
Calling all diesel medium- and heavy-duty individual and fleet owners! The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is now offering a new way to help fund your transition to a zero-emissions future. The Zero-Emission Rebates for Oregon Fleets Program, also known as the ZERO Fleet Rebate Program, provides money back to Oregon businesses, non-profits and governmentContinue reading “Oregon DEQ now offers rebates for new, zero-emissions medium- and heavy-duty trucks”
DEQ Youth Climate Art Contest: Calling all Oregon students in grades 1-12!
Share your passion for art and climate awareness by submitting your original artwork to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Your artwork will help us highlight the impacts of climate change on Oregon’s youth during policy discussions. It may appear in DEQ’s Climate Action Plans, on the agency’s website, in presentations, and on social media platforms —reaching audiences statewide. The contest theme is: From Pollution to Solution – the Earth WeContinue reading “DEQ Youth Climate Art Contest: Calling all Oregon students in grades 1-12! “
Apply Now: Funding Opportunities for Community Climate Investments in Oregon
Investments will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Oregon communities. “We’ve seen this firsthand in the Rogue Valley, where communities affected by the 2020 Alameda Fire are still struggling to rebuild. This is why today, more than ever, all Oregonians need programs like the community climate investments to reduce the after-effects of pollution and other toxic greenhouse gases for our vulnerable populations.” —Metzin Rodriguez, Unite Oregon AsContinue reading “Apply Now: Funding Opportunities for Community Climate Investments in Oregon “
Built Environment Specialist, Rita Haberman, receives Women of Vision award
Photo (left to right): Sanne Stienstra, Joan Grimm (former DEQ staffer), Rita Haberman, Amanda Ingmire, Anne Gire (Oregon Building Codes Division) Rita Haberman, a Built Environment Specialist in the Materials Management Program, was recently awarded the Women of Vision Award from the Daily Journal of Commerce. The Women of Vision award recognizes women in the regionContinue reading “Built Environment Specialist, Rita Haberman, receives Women of Vision award”
Carbon and Culture: Indigenous land stewardship and carbon management
This fall, DEQ staff joined over 70 others in a multi-day Carbon and Culture Symposium, hosted by the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) First Foods Policy Program. After two years in the making, their idea of a gathering focused on Indigenous land stewardship and carbon management came to fruition in the beautiful settingContinue reading “Carbon and Culture: Indigenous land stewardship and carbon management”
Making Waves: attending my first water quality conference
I had the pleasure of attending DEQ’s water quality conference, Making Waves: Collaborating for Clean Water in September. As a someone still relatively new to the agency, this conference sounded like the perfect environment for me to learn more about DEQ’s work statewide in protecting water quality, meet the many people who champion that mission,Continue reading “Making Waves: attending my first water quality conference”
Protected: Eugene Terminal and Willamette River Diesel Drill
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Oregon DEQ stands against EPA’s Endangerment Finding proposal
OMSI ScienceFest 2025: Community Engagement and Learning
On the weekend of Sept. 13th and 14th, 11 DEQ staff members joined organizations from across the city and state at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry to celebrate ScienceFest, OMSI’s annual celebration of scientists, engineers and innovators who are inspiring future generations. DEQ was one of dozens of vendors, ranging from assistive livingContinue reading “OMSI ScienceFest 2025: Community Engagement and Learning”