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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.312.264  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Soci ...
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.312.264 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

American, founded 1971
BiographyThe Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection was created in 1971 to address "the profound impact on the life-sustaining natural environment" by "the growing population and expanding economy of the state." It subsumed the responsibilities of several small state agencies and the former Department of Agriculture.
Person TypeInstitution