Public Policy

Public policy positions may deal with a wide range of environmental or geological issues, such as:

• Mining policy
• Ground and surface water quality
• Oil and gas extraction and energy policy
• Nuclear waste storage and transport
• Coastal and marine pollution issues
• Landfills and waste
• Public lands policy
• Conservation and environmental quality issues

These issues are mainly dealt with by lobbyists and legislative staff. Non-profit organizations also make use of policy specialists that emphasize the earth sciences in their work.