No one wants their children breathing exhaust, but even a single vehicle dropping off and picking up kids at one school puts three pounds of pollution into the air per month. If you are interested in implementing an idle-reduction program at your school or adapting it for another organization, DEQ can help with advice and consultation. Find out how you can help now.

Curious about how your lifestyle habits may contribute to climate change? With the new Oregon Carbon Calculator, you can understand how your household's consumption of energy, food, goods and services contributes to the production of carbon dioxide and other emissions that contribute to global warming and climate change.

Compare your household's carbon footprint to households of similar size and income. And learn new strategies for reducing your carbon footprint.

DEQ posts public notices concerning new permit applications, permit renewals, water quality management plans and other environmental projects on our Public Notices page. Written comments are welcome for all of these projects.

Visit the page to scroll the ongoing list of public notices updated regularly. You also can subscribe to it through your RSS feed. Or sign up for updates on specific topics by e-mail.

Now it's easier to file a pollution complaint for DEQ to investigate with our new online fillable form. Please use Adobe Reader 8 or higher when filling the form. To report a spill or environmental emergency, contact the Oregon Emergency Response System at 1-800-452-0311.

DEQ is currently administering an estimated $51 million or more in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for environmental projects in Oregon. DEQ has been awarded approximately $44 million for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) loan program, $447,200 to conduct water planning projects, $1.7 million in state clean diesel funding for grants, and up to $2.8 million to protect human health and the environment by cleaning up petroleum leaks from underground storage tank sites. Find out more about DEQ's environmental projects by visiting the stimulus funding page.

Halfway into its second year, the Oregon E-Cycles Program is collecting volumes of old TVs, computers and monitors at a faster pace than its inaugural year. Through the first six months of 2010, totals from collection sites and events amounted to 11.9 million pounds. That's 2.4 million pounds more than last year's mid-year totals.

Oregon DEQ offices willl be closed on six different state furlough days in 2010, in addition to state holiday closures. We hope you will plan ahead to prevent any inconveniences.

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