The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is an agency in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs of the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

, responsible for protecting the

environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...

in the state. Its areas of responsibility include preventing pollution of air, water, and ground; protecting wetlands; waste and recycling issues; regulating hazardous materials; and reducing

climate change In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...

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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Environ Environ or environs may refer to: * Environ (Loft), a New York performance space * Ramboll Environ, or ''ENVIRON'', a consulting firm in Arlington, Virginia * ''Environs'' (journal), a student-run law review covering environmental subjects * E ...

State environmental protection agencies of the United States {{environmental-agency-stub

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