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, by state. Agencies that are responsible for state-level regulating, monitoring, managing, and protecting environmental and public health concerns. The exact duties of these agencies can vary widely and some are combined with or are part of a state's fish and wildlife management agency. Agencies created as a result of interstate environmental compacts also are included, at the bottom of the list.

Alabama

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) is the state agency responsible for the conservation and management of Alabama's natural resources including state parks, state lands, wildlife and aquatic resources. ADCNR al ...

* Alabama Department of Environmental Management * Alabama Department of Public Health

Alaska

Alaska Department of Natural Resources The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is a department within the government of Alaska in the United States. The department has the mission of responsibly developing Alaska's resources by making them available for maximum use and benefit c ...

* Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation * Alaska Department of Health and Social Services

Arizona

*Arizona Department of Environmental Quality *

Arizona Game and Fish Department The Arizona Game and Fish Department is a state agency of Arizona, headquartered in Phoenix. The agency is tasked with conserving, enhancing, and restoring Arizona's diverse wildlife resources and habitats through protection and management progr ...

* Arizona Department of Health Services

Arkansas

* Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality * Arkansas Department of Health

California

California Environmental Protection Agency The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) is a state cabinet-level agency within the government of California. The mission of CalEPA is to restore, protect and enhance the environment, to ensure public health, environmental quali ...

California Department of Pesticide Regulation California () is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the s ...

California Department of Toxic Substances Control The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (or DTSC) is an agency of the government of the state of California which protects public health and the environment from hazardous waste. DTSC is part of the California Environmental Protecti ...

California Air Resources Board The California Air Resources Board (CARB or ARB) is an agency of the government of California that aims to reduce air pollution. Established in 1967 when then-governor Ronald Reagan signed the Mulford-Carrell Act, combining the Bureau of Air S ...

** California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery * California Natural Resources Agency **

California Department of Conservation California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

California Department of Fish and Game The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), formerly known as the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), is an American state agency under the California Natural Resources Agency. The Department of Fish and Wildlife manages ...

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, colloquially known as CAL FIRE, is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California. It is responsible for fire protection in various area ...

California Department of Parks and Recreation California State Parks is the state park system for the U.S. state of California. The system is administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, a department under the California Natural Resources Agency. The California State ...

California Department of Water Resources The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is part of the California Natural Resources Agency and is responsible for the management and regulation of the State of California's water usage. The department was created in 1956 by Governor ...

California Department of Health Care Services The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is a department within the California Health and Human Services Agency that finances and administers a number of individual health care service delivery programs, including Medi-Cal, which ...

Colorado

Colorado Department of Natural Resources The Colorado Department of Natural Resources is the principal department of the Colorado state government responsible for the development, protection, and enhancement Colorado natural resources for the use and enjoyment of the state's present a ...

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is the principal department of the Colorado state government responsible for public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and pr ...

Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is a state agency in the US state of Connecticut. The department oversees the state's natural resources and environment and regulates public utilities and energy policy. I ...

*Connecticut Department of Public Health

Delaware

*Delaware Department of Health and Social Services *

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), a cabinet agency in the executive branch of state government in Delaware, is concerned with the governance of public land, natural resources and environmental regulations for ...

*Delaware Solid Waste Authority

District of Columbia

Department of Energy and Environment The Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) - formerly the District Department of the Environment - serves as an agency within the Executive Branch of the District of Columbia (DC) government in the United States to consolidate the administrat ...

Florida

Florida Department of Environmental Protection The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is the Florida government Government agency, agency responsible for environmental protection. History By the mid-1960s, when the Federal government of the United States, federal governm ...

* Florida Department of Health *

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is a Florida government agency founded in 1999 and headquartered in Tallahassee. It manages and regulates the state's fish and wildlife resources, and enforces related laws. Officer ...

* Northwest Florida Water Management District * Suwannee River Water Management District * St. Johns River Water Management District * Southwest Florida Water Management District *

South Florida Water Management District The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is a regional governmental district that oversees water resources from Orlando to the Florida Keys. The mission of the SFWMD is to manage and protect water resources by balancing and improving ...

Georgia

Georgia Department of Natural Resources The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is an administrative agency of the U.S. state of Georgia. Structure The agency has statewide responsibilities for managing and conserving Georgia’s natural, cultural, and historical resource ...

* Georgia Department of Public Health

Hawaii

* Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources * Hawaii Department of Health

Idaho

* Idaho Department of Environmental Quality * Idaho Department of Health and Welfare *Idaho Department of Water Resources

Illinois

Illinois Department of Natural Resources The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is the code department of the Illinois state government that operates the state parks and state recreation areas, enforces the fishing and game laws of Illinois, regulates Illinois coal mines ...

Illinois Department of Public Health The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is the code department of the Illinois state government that prevents and controls disease and injury, regulates medical practitioners, and promotes sanitation. IDPH offices The Illinois Department ...

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) of the state of Illinois is the primary body concerned with the protection of the environment for the state. The Illinois EPA's mission is "to safeguard environmental quality, consiste ...

* Illinois Pollution Control Board

Indiana

* Indiana Department of Environmental Management *

Indiana Department of Natural Resources The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the agency of the U.S. state of Indiana. There are many divisions within the DNR and each has a specific role. The DNR is not only responsible for maintaining resource areas but also manages ...

* Indiana Department of Health

Iowa

* Iowa Department of Natural Resources * Iowa Department of Health

Kansas

* Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources * Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Division of Environment

Kentucky

* Kentucky Department for Public Health *

Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet is a government organization in the US state of Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern r ...

**Natural Resources Division

Louisiana

* Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality * Louisiana Department of Health * Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

Maine

* Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry * Maine Department of Environmental Protection * Maine Department of Health and Human Services * Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife *

Maine Department of Marine Resources Maine ( ) is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New ...

Maryland

* Maryland Department of the Environment * Maryland Department of Health *

Maryland Department of Natural Resources The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is a government agency in the state of Maryland charged with maintaining natural resources including state parks, public lands, state forests, state waterways, wildlife, and recreation areas. I ...

Massachusetts

* Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) ** Coastal Zone Management ** Water Resources Commission ** Massachusetts Environmental Police ** Office of Grants and Technical Assistance *** Division of Conservation Services *** Massachusetts Environmental Trust *** Office of Technical Assistance and Technology ** Natural Resource Damages Assessment and Restoration * Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources ** Division of Agricultural Conservation and Tech Assistance ** Division of Agricultural Markets ** Division of Animal Health ** Division of Crop and Pest Services *

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, situated in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. It is best known for its parks and parkways. Th ...

** Division of State Parks (MassParks) ** Division of Water Supply Protection * Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources *

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is an agency in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, responsible for protecting the environment in the state. Its areas of resp ...

* Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game ** Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) ** Division of Marine Fisheries ** Division of Ecological Restoration ** Office of Fishing and Boating Access *

Massachusetts Department of Public Health The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is a governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with various responsibilities related to public health within that state. It is headquartered in Boston and headed bCommissioner Robbie G ...

Michigan

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), formerly Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (Michigan DEQ, MDEQ, or simply DEQ), is a principal department of the U.S. state of Michigan for environmental issues. T ...

Michigan Department of Natural Resources The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the agency of the state of Michigan founded in 1921, charged with maintaining natural resources such as state parks, state forests, and recreation areas. It is governed by a director appoint ...

Minnesota

* Minnesota Department of Health *

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or Minnesota DNR, is the agency of the U.S. state of Minnesota charged with conserving and managing the state's natural resources. The agency maintains areas such as state parks, state forests, rec ...

*Minnesota Environmental Quality Board * Minnesota Pollution Control Agency * University of Minnesota Extension Service

Mississippi

* Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality * Mississippi Department of Health

Missouri

Missouri Department of Conservation The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Conservation Commission were created by Article IV Sections 40-42 of the Missouri Constitution, which were adopted by the voters of the state in 1936 as Amendment 4 to the constitut ...

* Missouri Department of Health *

Missouri Department of Natural Resources The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) is a state department of Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the Unit ...

Montana

* Montana Department of Environmental Quality * Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation * Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

Nebraska

* Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy * Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services * Nebraska Department of Natural Resources

Nevada

* Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources **Nevada Division of Environmental Protection ** Nevada Division of Forestry **Nevada Division of Water Resources * Nevada Department of Health and Human Services

New Hampshire

* New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services ** New Hampshire Geological Survey ** New Hampshire Pollution Prevention Program ** New Hampshire Water Council ** New Hampshire Wetlands Council * New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services * New Hampshire Fish and Game Department *

New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The main office of DNCR is located in Concord. History New Hampshire's Department of Natural and Cultural Resources ...

** New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands

New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is a government agency in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is responsible for managing the state's natural resources and addressing issues related to pollution. NJDEP now has a staf ...

* New Jersey Department of Health

New Mexico

New Mexico Department of Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) is a state agency in New Mexico tasked with managing and protecting the natural and energy resources of New Mexico. The Department is led by the cabinet secretary of energy ...

* New Mexico Department of Health *

New Mexico Environment Department The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is a state government agency responsible for "protecting and restoring the environment of the state of New Mexico to foster a healthy and prosperous New Mexico for present and future generations," ac ...

New York

* Adirondack Park Agency * Hudson River Valley Greenway *

New York City Department of Environmental Protection The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's water supply and works to reduce air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. Under a 1.3 billion do ...

* New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets *

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (informally referred to as NYSDEC, DEC, EnCon or NYSENCON) is a department of New York state government. The department guides and regulates the conservation, improvement, and protecti ...

New York Department of Health The New York State Department of Health is the department of the New York state government responsible for public health. Its regulations are compiled in title 10 of the ''New York Codes, Rules and Regulations''. Public health infrastructure ...

* New York State Energy Research and Development Authority * New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation *

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) is a state agency within the New York State Executive Department Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law § 3.03. "The office of parks, recreation and h ...

North Carolina

* North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality ** Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance

North Dakota

North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality
* North Dakota Department of Water Resources * North Dakota Geological Survey * North Dakota Department of Health

Ohio

Ohio Department of Natural Resources The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is the Ohio government agency charged with ensuring "a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all." Functions ODNR regulates Ohio's oil and gas indus ...

* Ohio Department of Health *

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) is the administrative department of the Ohio state government Ohio Rev. Code § 121.01 ''et seq.'' responsible for protecting the environment and public health by ensuring compliance with envir ...

* Ohio Air Quality Development Authority

Oklahoma

* Oklahoma Conservation Commission *

Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is a department of the government of Oklahoma under the Governor of Oklahoma. It is responsible for protecting human health and for safeguarding the natural environment: air, water, and land. ...

* Oklahoma Department of Health

Oregon

* Oregon Department of Environmental Quality * Oregon Department of Forestry *

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is a state government, government agency of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for programs protecting Oregon fish and wildlife resources and their habitats. The agency operates hatcheries, i ...

* Oregon Department of Water Resources * Oregon Health Authority * Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), established in 1995, is the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for maintaining and preserving the state's 124 state parks and 20 state forests; providin ...

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for protecting and preserving the land, air, water, and public health through enforcement of the state's environmental laws ...

* Pennsylvania Department of Health

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) is a Rhode Island state government agency charged with supervising and controlling the protection, development, planning, and utilization of the natural resources of the state, incl ...

* Rhode Island Department of Health

South Carolina

* South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control * South Carolina Department of Natural Resources * South Carolina Department of Public Health * South Carolina Department of Environmental Services

South Dakota

* South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources * South Dakota Department of Health

Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is a Cabinet-level agency first created in 1937 within the government of the U.S. state of Tennessee, headed by the Tennessee Commissioner of Environment and Conservation. Histo ...

* Tennessee Department of Health * Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency * Tennessee Department of Agriculture

Texas

* Texas Commission on Environmental Quality * Texas Department of Health *

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) is a Texas state agency that oversees and protects wildlife and their habitat (ecology), habitats. In addition, the agency is responsible for managing the state park, state's parks and historical ar ...

Utah

* Utah Department of Environmental Quality * Utah Department of Health and Human Services * Utah Department of Natural Resources ** Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands ** Utah Office of Energy Development ** Utah Public Lands **

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) is part of the Utah Department of Natural Resources for the state of Utah in the United States. The mission of the Division of Wildlife Resources is to serve the people of Utah as trustee and guard ...

Vermont

* Vermont Agency of Natural Resources ** Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation ** Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife ** Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation * Vermont Department of Health

Virginia

* Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services *

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is a Ministry (government department), department of the government of Virginia, United States; it oversees all List of Virginia state parks, Virginia state parks and Virginia Natural Area Pre ...

* Virginia Department of Environmental Quality *

Virginia Department of Forestry The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) was established in 1914 to prevent and suppress forest fires and reforest bare lands. Since its inception, the agency has grown and evolved to encompass other protection and management duties: *Protecti ...

* Virginia Department of Health * Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Washington (state)

* Washington State Department of Ecology * Washington State Department of Health *

Washington State Department of Natural Resources The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages over of forest, rangeland, range, agricultural, and commercial lands in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The DNR also manages of aquatic areas which include sh ...

West Virginia

* West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection * West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services * West Virginia Division of Forestry * West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is a government agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin charged with conserving and managing Wisconsin's natural resources. The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has the authority to set polic ...

* Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Wyoming

* Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality * Wyoming Department of Health

Interstate agencies

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) is a commission of U.S. states formed to coordinate and manage fishery resources—including marine ( saltwater) fish, shellfish, and anadromous fish ( migratory fish that ascended rivers f ...

Great Lakes Commission The Great Lakes Commission is a United States interstate agency established in 1955 through the Great Lakes Basin Compact, in order to "promote the orderly, integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the water resources of ...

Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin The 'Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin(ICPRB) is an agency composed of commissioners representing the federal government, the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The ICPRB mission ...

* Northwest Power and Conservation Council * Red River Compact Commission * Susquehanna River Basin Commission * Tahoe Regional Planning Agency * Yellowstone River Compact Commission

References

*https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/health-and-environmental-agencies-us-states-and-territories

External links

* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
"Health and Environmental Agencies of U.S. States and Territories"
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Environmental Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, referring respectively to all living and non-living things occurring naturally and the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism ...