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The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) is a
government agency A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administrati ...
in the state of
Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...
that implements and enforces environmental protection laws and programs. The agency's stated vision is "Healthy, vibrant and sustainable communities and ecosystems in Maryland." Its headquarters are in
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.


Department responsibilities

The Department's principal functions are: * Enforcement of environmental laws and regulations, both state and federal. Its several divisions issue
pollution control Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the ...
permits, oversee
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s, supervise cleanup of waste sites and remediation, and provide financial assistance to communities for environmental
infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and priv ...
improvements. * Long-term planning and research. * Technical assistance to businesses and communities throughout the state in the areas of pollution control and prevention, urbanization and growth, and environmental emergencies.


Organization

The Maryland Department of the Environment was created in 1987 by the
Maryland General Assembly The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland that convenes within the State House in Annapolis. It is a bicameral body: the upper chamber, the Maryland Senate, has 47 representatives and the lower chamber ...
, which consolidated environmental regulatory and planning programs from several predecessor agencies. Benjamin Grumbles was appointed Secretary of the Environment by Governor
Larry Hogan Lawrence Joseph Hogan Jr. (born May 25, 1956) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 62nd governor of Maryland since 2015. A moderate member of the Republican Party, he was secretary of appointments under Maryland governor Bo ...
in 2015. In May 2022 MDE announced that Grumbles was leaving the department and that Governor Hogan appointed Deputy Secretary Horacio Tablada as the new Secretary. The department includes five principal divisions: * Air and Radiation Administration * Land and Materials Administration * Water and Science Administration * Office of Budget and Infrastructure Financing * Operational Services Administration.


See also

*
Maryland Department of Natural Resources The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is a government agency in the state of Maryland charged with maintaining natural resources including state parks, public lands, state forests, state waterways, wildlife, and recreation areas. I ...


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External links


Maryland Department of the Environment
- Official site {{MD Gov branches 1987 establishments in Maryland Environmental organizations based in Maryland
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 ...
State environmental protection agencies of the United States
Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...