West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection explained

Agency Name:	West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Formed:	2001
Jurisdiction:	State of West Virginia
Chief1 Name:	Austin Caperton^[1]
Chief1 Position:	West Virginia Secretary of Environmental Protection

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is a government agency of the U.S. state of West Virginia.

The Department originated as the Division of Environmental Protection (an agency of the Department of Commerce, Labor and Environmental Resources), created in October 1992. The Division was elevated to a Cabinet-level Department in 2001.^[2]

See also

• Climate change in West Virginia

External links

• • A-1 Certified Environmental Services LLC

Notes and References

1. Web site: Administration .
2. Web site: Agency History . dep.wv.gov . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120904033123/http://www.dep.wv.gov/Pages/OrganizationalHistoryandOverview.aspx . 2012-09-04.