The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment is a cabinet level agency in the executive branch of Arkansas government responsible for implementation of the rules and regulations regarding the management of natural resources and protecting the environment of the state.

[3] In Arkansas' shared services model of state government, the cabinet-level agencies assist boards and commissions who have an overlapping scope.

ADEE supports: Of these entities, three have regulatory powers: the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, Liquified Petroleum Gas Board, and Oil and Gas Commission.

Various divisions and offices are tasked with enforcing the regulations drafted by these bodies.

The Division of Environmental Quality (ADEQ or commonly DEQ within the state) is responsible for protecting human health and for safeguarding the natural environment: air, water, and land.