Department of Environmental Protection
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Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is a name used by several states in the United States of America for the agency charged with proposing and enforcing environmental law
. The equivalent federal
agency is called the Environmental Protection Agency
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The former Department of Environmental Protection in Western Australia is now part of the Department of Environment and Conservation.
Environmental law
Environmental law is a complex and interlocking body of treaties, conventions, statutes, regulations, and common law that operates to regulate the interaction of humanity and the natural environment, toward the purpose of reducing the impacts of human activity...
. The equivalent federal
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
agency is called the Environmental Protection Agency
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...
.
The former Department of Environmental Protection in Western Australia is now part of the Department of Environment and Conservation.
State-level DEPs in the US
- Connecticut Department of Environmental ProtectionConnecticut Department of Environmental ProtectionThe Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is a state agency of Connecticut. The department oversees the natural resources and environment of the state, as well as regulating public utilities and energy policy...
- Florida Department of Environmental ProtectionFlorida Department of Environmental ProtectionThe Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the Florida government agency charged with environmental protection.-History:...
- Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection
- Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental ProtectionMassachusetts Department of Environmental ProtectionThe Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, responsible for protecting the environment in the state. Its areas of responsibility include preventing pollution of air, water, and ground; protecting wetlands; waste and recycling issues;...
- New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionNew Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionThe New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is a government agency in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is responsible for managing the state's natural resources and addressing issues related to pollution...
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionPennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionThe Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection was established on July 1, 1995, is the agency in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania responsible for protecting and preserving the land, air, water, and energy resources through enforcement of the State's environmental laws...
- West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection