GreenState DEQ podcast

GreenState DEQ podcast
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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.

  1. 33. Road to Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine Grants

    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

    28 min
  2. 32. Water Quality Trading Part 1 - Innovative Approaches

    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.

    27 min
  3. 31. CPP Reloaded

    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.

    28 min
  4. 30. Updates to the AQI

    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.

    25 min
  5. 29. Return of the EV Rebate

    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.

    19 min
  6. 28. More About Asbestos

    03/30/2024

    28. More About Asbestos

    Handyman Bob joins Hillarie and Dylan so we can all learn more about asbestos. Bob Strong was a radio personality as a host of a home improvement show from 2008 to 2017 in Portland. Nowadays he co-owns a company that conducts asbestos surveys for other contractors and homeowners. He has some stories to tell about what he has seen in the field. This episode complements Ep. 28 All About Asbestos, when Hillarie and Dylan talked with two asbestos inspectors at DEQ.

    26 min
  7. 27. All About Asbestos

    02/01/2024

    27. All About Asbestos

    Homeowners, potential homebuyers, and renters, if you plan on renovating or demolishing a home in Oregon you need to think about asbestos – a natural mineral that might be in your building materials. Hillarie and Dylan help make asbestos regulations relatable by talking with two inspectors from DEQ, and an Oregon Health Authority toxicologist explains why asbestos is a health concern in the first place.

    28 min
  8. 26. A New Future for Old Mattresses

    12/22/2023

    26. A New Future for Old Mattresses

    Dylan and Katie visit a mattress recycling facility in Eugene run by the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County. DEQ's new Mattress Stewardship Program is set to ramp up in 2024, so such facilities will soon be more common around Oregon. Learn all about the program from the agency's mattress stewardship expert and hear perspective from St. Vinnie's emeritus director.

    42 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    GreenState DEQ podcast
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
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