List of environmental agencies in the United States

Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Department of Environmental Protection (disambiguation), Department of Environmental Management (disambiguation) and Department of Natural Resources (disambiguation).

This article lists subnational environmental agencies in the United States, by state. Agencies with a variety of titles and responsibilities are included, e.g. Department of Environment, Department of Environmental Conservation, Department of Environmental Management, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Natural Resources, etc. Agencies created as a result of interstate environmental compacts also are included, at the bottom of the list.

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Alabama

• Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
• Alabama Department of Environmental Management

Alaska

• Alaska Department of Natural Resources
• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Arizona

• Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
• Arizona Game and Fish Department

Arkansas

• Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

California

• California Environmental Protection Agency
  • California Department of Pesticide Regulation
  • California Department of Toxic Substances Control
• California Natural Resources Agency
  • California Department of Conservation
  • California Department of Fish and Game
  • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
  • California Department of Parks and Recreation
  • California Department of Water Resources

Colorado

• Colorado Department of Natural Resources

Connecticut

• Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Delaware

• Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

District of Columbia

• Department of Energy and Environment

Florida

• Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• 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

Georgia

• Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Hawaii

• Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources

Idaho

• Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

Illinois

• Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Indiana

• Indiana Department of Environmental Management
• Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Iowa

• Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Kansas

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

Kentucky

• Kentucky Department for Natural Resources
• Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection

Louisiana

• Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
• Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

Maine

• Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Maryland

• Maryland Department of Natural Resources
• Maryland Department of the Environment

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

Michigan

• Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Minnesota

• Minnesota Department of Health
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• University of Minnesota Extension Service

Mississippi

• Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

Missouri

• Missouri Department of Conservation
• Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Montana

• Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

Nebraska

• Nebraska Department of Natural Resources

Nevada

• Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

New Jersey

• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  • New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry

New Mexico

• New Mexico Department of Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources
• New Mexico Environment Department

New York

• Adirondack Park Agency
• Hudson River Valley Greenway
• New York City Department of Environmental Protection
• New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
• New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

North Carolina

• North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

North Dakota

• North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality

Ohio

• Ohio Department of Natural Resources
• Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

Oregon

• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

South Carolina

• South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
• South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

South Dakota

• South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Tennessee

• Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
• Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Texas

• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Utah

• Utah Department of Environmental Quality
• Utah Department of Natural Resources

Vermont

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

Virginia

• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
• Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
• Virginia Department of Forestry
• Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Washington (state)

• Washington State Department of Ecology
• Washington State Department of Natural Resources

West Virginia

• West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
• West Virginia Division of Forestry
• West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Wyoming

• Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Interstate agencies

• Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
• Great Lakes Commission
• Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
• Northwest Power and Conservation Council
• Red River Compact Commission
• Susquehanna River Basin Commission
• Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
• Yellowstone River Compact Commission

See also

US Federal environmental agencies

• Council on Environmental Quality
• Department of Agriculture, including the USFS
• Department of Defense
• Department of Energy
• Department of the Interior, including the BLM, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, USGS
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• National Drought Policy Commission (defunct)

US Territories

• Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

Other

• List of environmental ministries

External links

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Health and Environmental Agencies of U.S. States and Territories" (website)