Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Last month, MassDEP joined colleagues from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and the Attorney General’s Office for a powerful ceremony celebrating the state's recognition of the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe.

Held in Plymouth’s historic 1820 courtroom at Town Hall, the gathering marked an important moment for Indigenous sovereignty and the continued presence of Tribal Nations in Massachusetts.

Earlier this month, two of our MassDEP Community Monitoring Analysts, Addison and Luke, served as judges at the Nipmuc Regional Science & Engineering Symposium 🔬🌎

We were thrilled to support the next generation of scientists, engineers, and environmental leaders, and we thank Addison and Luke for representing MassDEP and encouraging student innovation and curiosity in STEM.

MassDEP is proud to recognize students from 75 classrooms across Massachusetts with Green Team Awards for outstanding environmental stewardship and educational activities! 🌎♻️

Thank you for helping build a cleaner, greener Massachusetts! 🌱

https://www.mass.gov/news/massdep-announces-green-team-awards-for-environmental-leadership-in-pk-12-schools

This year, 30 teams representing 23 high schools across Massachusetts participated in the 2026 Massachusetts Envirothon at Hopkinton State Park. Team MassDEP had a great time seeing all of the creative and thoughtful climate solutions.

👏Congratulations to Lexington High School!

https://www.mass.gov/news/healey-driscoll-administration-announces-winners-of-the-massachusetts-envirothon

Last night, MassDEP’s Deputy Commissioners Gary Moran and John Beling shared our priorities for 2026 and beyond with the Environmental Business Council of New England.

Additionally, MassDEP’s Assistant Commissioners highlighted our work on Air & Waste, Planning & Evaluation, Waste Site Cleanup and Water Resources.

Thank you to EBC New England for convening a discussion on the future of environmental policy in Massachusetts.

MassDEP is hiring a Deputy Regional Director (DRD) for the Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup. The DRD plays a critical role at MassDEP, conducting meaningful work that helps reduce the impacts of climate change and air pollution on the people of Massachusetts. DRD’s are problem solvers and communicators who work on a variety of compliance and enforcement issues, including, but not limited to, audits, federal facilities, PFAS investigations and emergency response in the region.

In this role, you will:
✨ Plan, direct, and oversee all Bureau compliance, enforcement, assessment, and remediation activities,
✨ Provide advice on complex engineering and technical projects,
✨ Design and implement systems for measuring environmental protection efforts and staff performance,
✨ Oversee public outreach efforts,
✨ And much more!

Learn more and apply today: https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=260003J3