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Newsroom: Press Release Archive: November 2012

November 20, 2012
Executive Administrator Maurer, 21 other ADEQ Employees Honored for Stellar Work during Annual Awards Ceremony
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Executive Administrator Kurt Maurer received the Director's Excellence Award and 21 other agency employees were also honored for their outstanding job performances during 2012 at ADEQ's annual awards event at its Phoenix headquarters.
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November 16, 2012
ADEQ Opposes Control Strategy by EPA to Reduce Visibility Impact from Arizona Electricity Generating Stations
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials today denounced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to impose unnecessarily strict air pollution controls at the AEPCO Apache Generating Station near Benson, the APS Cholla Power Plant near Joseph City, and the SRP Coronado Generating Station near St. Johns under a program designed to protect visibility, not public health.
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November 1, 2012
Navajo County Town of Snowflake Joins ADEQ's Small Communities Environmental Compliance Assistance Program
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that the Town of Snowflake in Navajo County is the most recent municipality to participate in ADEQ's statewide program to help communities comply with state and federal environmental regulations.
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