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
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
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
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
Hawaii
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
- * 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
- * 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
- * Division of Marine Fisheries
- * Division of Ecological Restoration
- * Office of Fishing and Boating Access
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Michigan
Minnesota
- Minnesota Department of Health
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- University of Minnesota Extension Service
Mississippi
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 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 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
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
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