Cygnian Ministry of the Environment (Joan of What?)

The Cygnian Ministry of the Environment (MOEn) is an of the  which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by creating and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by. The Ministry was first proposed by the government of  and began operation on 2 December 1970 after Congress passed the. The Ministry is led by the, who reports to the. The current Secretary and Minister are Dr. and  respectively.

The Ministry of the Environment has its headquarters in and 27 laboratories. The agency conducts environmental assessment, research, and education. It has the responsibility of maintaining and enforcing national standards under a variety of environmental laws, in consultation with state, territorial and local governments. It delegates some permitting, monitoring, and enforcement responsibility to the states and territories. The Ministry also works with industries and all levels of government in a wide variety of voluntary pollution prevention programs and energy conservation efforts.

In 2016, the Ministry had 12,630 full-time employees. More than half of the Ministry's employees are engineers, scientists, and environmental protection specialists; other employees include legal, public affairs, financial, and information technologists.