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{{Short description|State government agency in Indiana}} | |||
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{{Infobox government agency | |||
| name = Indiana Department of Environmental Management | |||
| formed = {{Start date|1986|07|01|df=yes}} | |||
| jurisdiction = [[State of Indiana]] | |||
| website = https://www.in.gov/idem/ | |||
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'''The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)''' is the agency of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]] charged with protecting the environment and human health. There are many offices within IDEM and each has a specific role in environmental protection. According to the department's website, their mission is "to implement federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment while allowing the environmentally sound operations of industrial, agricultural, commercial and government activities vital to a prosperous economy"<ref>[http://www.in.gov/idem/5215.htm Mission statement from department's official website]</ref> | '''The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)''' is the agency of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]] charged with protecting the environment and human health. There are many offices within IDEM and each has a specific role in environmental protection. According to the department's website, their mission is "to implement federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment while allowing the environmentally sound operations of industrial, agricultural, commercial and government activities vital to a prosperous economy"<ref>[http://www.in.gov/idem/5215.htm Mission statement from department's official website]</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management was created an act passed by the [[Indiana General Assembly]] and signed into law by Governor [[Robert D. Orr]] in | The Indiana Department of Environmental Management was created with an act passed by the [[Indiana General Assembly]] and signed into law by Governor [[Robert D. Orr]] in 1985.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 20, 1985 |title=Hoosier environmental boss picked |url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/july-20-1985-page-2-22/docview/2690173303/se-2 |work=Evansville Press |pages=2}}</ref> This act moved pollution control efforts (Indiana Air Pollution Control Board, Indiana Stream Pollution Control Board and the Indiana Environmental Management Board) from the Indiana State Department of Health to the new agency on July 1, 1986.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} | ||
This act moved pollution control efforts (Indiana Air Pollution Control Board, Indiana Stream Pollution Control Board and the Indiana Environmental Management Board) from the Indiana State Department of Health to the new agency on July 1, 1986. | |||
== Organization == | == Organization == | ||
At the top of the organization is the Commissioner (presently | At the top of the organization is the Commissioner (presently Clint Woods), who reports directly to the [[Governor of Indiana]]. In addition to overseeing the department, the director also serves on an autonomous board known as the Environmental Rules Board, consisting of both government officials and citizen members, which meets monthly to address issues pertaining to environmental rules development as prescribed by state statute.<ref>[https://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2015/ic/titles/013/articles/013/chapters/008/ Indiana Code 13-13-8]</ref> | ||
Beneath the Commissioner, there are four Assistant Commissioners and Chief of Staff and General Counsel, each of whom is responsible for a team under which many of the department's offices are organized.<ref> | Beneath the Commissioner, there are four Assistant Commissioners and Chief of Staff and General Counsel, each of whom is responsible for a team under which many of the department's offices are organized.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.in.gov/idem/5211.htm |title=Organizational overview page on department's official website |access-date=2016-03-21 |archive-date=2016-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314152233/http://www.in.gov/idem/5211.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 July 1986 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Indiana |
| Website | https://www.in.gov/idem/ |
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is the agency of the U.S. state of Indiana charged with protecting the environment and human health. There are many offices within IDEM and each has a specific role in environmental protection. According to the department's website, their mission is "to implement federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment while allowing the environmentally sound operations of industrial, agricultural, commercial and government activities vital to a prosperous economy"[1]
History[edit | edit source]
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management was created with an act passed by the Indiana General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Robert D. Orr in 1985.[2] This act moved pollution control efforts (Indiana Air Pollution Control Board, Indiana Stream Pollution Control Board and the Indiana Environmental Management Board) from the Indiana State Department of Health to the new agency on July 1, 1986.[citation needed]
Organization[edit | edit source]
At the top of the organization is the Commissioner (presently Clint Woods), who reports directly to the Governor of Indiana. In addition to overseeing the department, the director also serves on an autonomous board known as the Environmental Rules Board, consisting of both government officials and citizen members, which meets monthly to address issues pertaining to environmental rules development as prescribed by state statute.[3]
Beneath the Commissioner, there are four Assistant Commissioners and Chief of Staff and General Counsel, each of whom is responsible for a team under which many of the department's offices are organized.[4]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mission statement from department's official website
- ↑ "Hoosier environmental boss picked". Evansville Press. July 20, 1985. p. 2.
- ↑ Indiana Code 13-13-8
- ↑ "Organizational overview page on department's official website". Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-03-21.