# List of health and environmental agencies in the United States

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.

## 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

* 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
** 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

## 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