Montana Department of Environmental Quality

{{Short description|State agency of Montana}}

{{Infobox government agency

| name = Montana Department of Environmental Quality

| formed = {{circa|1995}}

| jurisdiction = Government of Montana

| headquarters = 1520 E 6th Ave, Helena, MT 59601

| chief1_name = Chris Dorrington

| chief1_position = Director

| website = deq.mt.gov

}}

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is a state-level government agency in Montana. The agency was founded by the Montana Legislature in 1995 as the Montana Board of Environmental Review.{{Cite web|title=About {{!}} Montana DEQ|url=https://deq.mt.gov/about/index#:~:text=Montana%20Board%20of%20Environmental%20Review,under%20various%20environmental%20regulatory%20statutes.|access-date=2021-10-01|website=deq.mt.gov}} It is responsible for monitoring air, water, energy, and mining standards, in addition to regulatory services.{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} Montana DEQ|url=https://deq.mt.gov/|access-date=2021-10-01|website=deq.mt.gov}}{{Cite web|title=Stephen Forrest – Montana Department of Environmental Quality|url=https://www.togglemag.com/case-studies/stephen-forrest-montana-department-of-environmental-quality/|access-date=2021-10-01|website=www.togglemag.com}}{{Cite web|last=Zimmerman|first=Pete|date=2021-01-08|title=A new day at DEQ and DNRC|url=http://montanafreepress.org/2021/01/08/a-new-day-at-deq-and-dnrc/|access-date=2021-10-01|website=Montana Free Press|language=en-US}}