Government

“[The DEC] was created on July 1, 1970 to combine in a single agency all state programs designed to protect and enhance the environment.” 
DEC’s mission is “to conserve, improve and protect New York’s natural resources and environment and to prevent, abate and control water, land and air pollution, in order to enhance the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state and their overall economic and social well-being.” 

DEP’s mission is “to enrich the environment and protect public health for all New Yorkers by providing high quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution.”