List of health and environmental agencies in the United States

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This article lists subnational [[natural environment|environmental]] [[government agency|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 [[List of state and territorial fish and wildlife management agencies in the United States|fish and wildlife management agency]].

Agencies created as a result of [[interstate compact|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|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 * [[Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts)|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 College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences|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]] * [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]], including the [[United States Forest Service|USFS]] * [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] * [[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]] * [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]], including the [[Bureau of Land Management|BLM]], [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|Fish and Wildlife Service]], [[National Park Service]], [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] * [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|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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