GreenState DEQ podcast

GreenState DEQ podcast

GreenState, a podcast from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. DEQ protects air, land and water. The podcast covers all things environmental in Oregon. Host is Dylan Darling, a public affairs specialist with the agency in Eugene.

Episodes

  1. Jul 29

    34. Every Drop Counts - Water Reuse

    With only a small fraction of Earth’s water available for human use, reusing water helps conserve limited freshwater and groundwater resources. This is even more important amid ongoing drought around Oregon. Co-hosts Dylan Darling and Harry Esteve talk with DEQ water reuse experts Pat Heins and Grace Cannon about the Water Reuse Program. And Delen Kitchen, executive director of the Oregon Garden, shares how the garden near Silverton grows plants with recycled water.

    34. Every Drop Counts - Water Reuse

  2. Mar 20

    33. Road to Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine Grants

    Oregon DEQ's Materials Management program offers Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine Grants. Dylan and Carisma talk with Haley Miller, RRR grants coordinator. And they all visit Garten Services’ Hawthorne facility in Salem to see how a previous grant helped upgrade the nonprofit's electronics refurbishing lab. The 2026 annual funding area is Built for Well-Being: Reducing Exposure to Toxic Substances in Building Materials. DEQ will accept applications from March 23, 2026, through the end of April. https://ordeq.org/RRRgrants

    33. Road to Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine Grants

  3. 03/13/2025

    32. Water Quality Trading Part 1 - Innovative Approaches

    Warm water from wastewater treatment plants can cause pollution problems downstream. Enter water quality trading, an innovative approach to improving water quality by restoring streambank vegetation around Oregon. Brian, an alternative compliance specialist at DEQ, joins Dylan for the first of two episodes about water quality trading. You'll hear some of Brian's appearance on the Clean Water Pod, "Water Quality Trading in Oregon's Tualatin River." Find the Clean Water Pod wherever you get your podcasts.

    32. Water Quality Trading Part 1 - Innovative Approaches

  4. 01/31/2025

    31. CPP Reloaded

    Dylan and Whitney discuss the Climate Protection Program, which Oregon DEQ revised and the Oregon Environmental Commission adopted in late 2024. Program Manager Nicole Singh joins them to explain how the program sets enforceable and declining limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels used throughout the state. The program will reduce emissions in Oregon by 50% by 2035 and 90% by 2050.

    31. CPP Reloaded

  5. 07/10/2024

    30. Updates to the AQI

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made adjustments to the Air Quality Index, or AQI. So Dylan and Jennifer Horton discuss how to use the tool during wildfire smoke season in Oregon. And DEQ air monitoring expert Matt Shrensel goes deeper into what the changes to the AQI mean and why they were made.

    30. Updates to the AQI

  6. 04/17/2024

    29. Return of the EV Rebate

    Susan and Dylan talk with DEQ's Oregon Clean Vehicle Program Coordinator Erica Timm to discuss all things electric vehicle rebates. DEQ reopened the popular rebate program, which offers two rebates, for certain EVs purchased by Oregon residents from April 3 to June 3, 2024. Eligible applicants - which may also include Oregon businesses, nonprofit organizations, or government agencies - can take up to $7,500 off the cost of a new or used EV purchased in the two-month window.

    29. Return of the EV Rebate
  • 6 Episodes

4.7
out of 5
12 Ratings

About

GreenState, a podcast from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. DEQ protects air, land and water. The podcast covers all things environmental in Oregon. Host is Dylan Darling, a public affairs specialist with the agency in Eugene.

Information

  • Creator
    GreenState DEQ podcast
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    GreenState DEQ podcast

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