Massachusetts. Executive Office of Environmental Affairs

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The Executive Office of Environmental Affairs was established by St 1974, c 806 to carry out the environmental policies of Massachusetts. The office, whose functions are described in MGLA c 21A, is under the supervision of an appointed secretary, and consists in its principal units of the Dept. of Environmental Protection (formerly Environmental Quality Engineering), Dept. of Environmental Management, Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Law Enforcement (formerly Fisheries, Wildlife, and Recreational Vehicles), and Dept. of Food and Agriculture (s 7); also the Metropolitan District Commission (s 7), Coastal Zone Management Office (s 4A), Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (s 4B), Water Resources Commission (s 8A), and Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MGLA c 92, App 1-1)

NAME AUTHORITY NOTE. Series relating to the agencies described above can be found by searching the following access points for the time period stated: 1974-present--Massachusetts. Executive Office of Environmental Affairs.

From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145429380

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creatorOf Massachusetts. Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. Agency history record. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. Speeches and testimony of the secretary, 1976-1998. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. Secretary's correspondence, 1991-1993. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority establishment files, 1980-1987 (bulk 1983-1985). Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. Issue and policy subject files, 1980-1993. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Schofield, Edmund A. Collection of materials issued by or relating to the Thoreau Country Conservation Alliance of Concord, Mass, <1988-1993> Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Massachusetts. Special Commission on Environmental Operations. Administrative files, 1987-1989 (bulk 1987-1988). Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. Intergovernmental subject files, 1979-1990. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority minutes, 1985-1986. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. Legislative review files, 1982-1990. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Massachusetts. Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. Undersecretary's waste management administration subject files, 1983-1990. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
creatorOf Barske, Carolyn. Oral history interviews with the secretaries of the Massachusetts Office of Environmental Affairs, 2002-2003. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Foster, Charles H. W., 1927-. Charles Henry Wheelwright Foster papers, 1957-2003. Massachusetts Historical Society
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Environmental law
Environmental policy
Harbors
Hazardous waste sites
Radioactive waste disposal
Refuse and refuse disposal
Sewerage
Water-supply
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Active 1980

Active 1987

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