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.
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.
20 Mar 2026
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
13 Mar 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.
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12 ratings
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3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100
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