List of health and environmental agencies in the United States

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This article lists subnational environmental agencies in the United States, 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. {{Incomplete list|date=January 2013}} {{TOC right}}

== Alabama == *Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources *Alabama Department of Environmental Management *Alabama Department of Public Health

== Alaska == *Alaska Department of Natural Resources *Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation *Alaska Department of Health and Social Services

== Arizona == *Arizona Department of Environmental Quality *Arizona Game and Fish Department *Arizona Department of Health Services

== Arkansas == *Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality *Arkansas Department of Health

== California == *California Environmental Protection Agency **California Department of Pesticide Regulation **California Department of Toxic Substances Control **California Air Resources Board **California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery *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 *California Department of Health Care Services

== Colorado == *Colorado Department of Natural Resources *Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

== Connecticut == *Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection *Connecticut Department of Public Health

== Delaware == *Delaware Department of Health and Social Services *Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control *Delaware Solid Waste Authority

== District of Columbia == *Department of Energy and Environment

== Florida == * Florida Department of Environmental Protection *Florida Department of Health * 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 *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 *Illinois Department of Public Health *Illinois Environmental Protection Agency *Illinois Pollution Control Board

== Indiana == *Indiana Department of Environmental Management *Indiana Department of Natural Resources * 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 **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

== Maryland == *Maryland Department of the Environment *Maryland Department of Health *Maryland Department of Natural Resources

== 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 *Massachusetts Department of Public Health

== Michigan == *Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy *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 *Mississippi Department of Health

== Missouri == * Missouri Department of Conservation *Missouri Department of Health * Missouri Department of Natural Resources

== 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 **New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands

== New Jersey == *New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection *New Jersey Department of Health

== New Mexico == *New Mexico Department of Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources *New Mexico Department of Health *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 Department of Health * 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 Environmental Quality **Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance

== North Dakota == *[https://deq.nd.gov/ 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 *Ohio Department of Health *Ohio Environmental Protection Agency *Ohio Air Quality Development Authority

== Oklahoma == *Oklahoma Conservation Commission *Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality *Oklahoma Department of Health

== Oregon == *Oregon Department of Environmental Quality *Oregon Department of Forestry *Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife *Oregon Department of Water Resources *Oregon Health Authority *Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board

== Pennsylvania == *Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources *Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection *Pennsylvania Department of Health

== Rhode Island == *Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management *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 *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

== Utah == *Utah Department of Environmental Quality *Utah Department of Health and Human Services *Utah Department of Natural Resources<ref>{{Cite web |title=Utah Department of Natural Resources |url=https://naturalresources.utah.gov/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=naturalresources.utah.gov}}</ref> **Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands<ref>{{Cite web |title=Utah DNR – FFSL (Forestry, Fire and State Lands) |url=https://ffsl.utah.gov/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=ffsl.utah.gov}}</ref> **Utah Office of Energy Development<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homepage |url=https://energy.utah.gov/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Office of Energy Development |language=en-US}}</ref> **Utah Public Lands<ref>{{Cite web |title=PLPCO {{!}} Preserving access to public lands |url=https://publiclands.utah.gov/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=publiclands.utah.gov}}</ref> **Utah Division of Wildlife 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 *Vermont Department of Health

== Virginia == *Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services *Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation *Virginia Department of Environmental Quality *Virginia Department of Forestry *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

== 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 *Wisconsin Department of Health Services

== Wyoming == *Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality *Wyoming Department of Health

== 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 *Puerto Rico Department of Health *Guam Environmental Protection Agency

;Other * List of environmental ministries *List of state and territorial fish and wildlife management agencies in the United States

== References == {{reflist}} *[https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/health-and-environmental-agencies-us-states-and-territories epa.gov]

== External links == * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, [https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/health-and-environmental-agencies-us-states-and-territories "Health and Environmental Agencies of U.S. States and Territories"] (website)

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