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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works​ https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/
U.S. Congress
SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) https://www.sepm.org/Home

SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) is dedicated to the dissemination of scientific information on sedimentology, stratigraphy, paleontology, environmental sciences, marine geology, hydrogeology, and many additional related specialties.

Non-profit
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration Inc. http://www.smenet.org
SME advances the worldwide minerals community through information exchange and professional development.
Non-profit
Society of Economic Geologists https://www.segweb.org/

The objectives of the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) are to advance the science of geology through the scientific investigation of mineral deposits and mineral resources and the application thereof to exploration, mineral resource appraisal, mining and mineral extraction; to disseminate basic and applied scientific information arising from investigations of mineral deposits and mineral resources through SEG publications, meetings, symposia, conferences, field trips, short courses, workshops and lecture series; to advance the status of the profession of economic geology, and to maintai

Non-profit
Society of Exploration Geophysicists https://seg.org/Default.aspx

The Society of Exploration Geophysicists promotes the science of applied geophysics and the education of geophysicists.

Non-profit
Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists https://sipes.org
The mission of the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES) is to be the pre-eminent organization for furthering the professional and business interests of independent practitioners of the earth sciences.
Non-profit
Society of Mineral Museum Professionals http://www.smmp.net/
The mission of the Society of Mineral Museum Professionals is to foster recognition of mineral science collections as essential scientific, educational and cultural resources; to promote support for growth, maintenance and use of collections and exhibits; to advance museum practice through cooperation in the development, review and dissemination of information.
Non-profit
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology http://vertpaleo.org/

The object of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) is to advance the science of vertebrate paleontology and to serve the common interests and facilitate the cooperation of all persons concerned with the history, evolution, comparative anatomy, and taxonomy of vertebrate animals, as well as field occurrence, collection, and study of fossil vertebrates and the stratigraphy of the beds in which they are found.

Non-profit
Soil Science Society of America https://www.soils.org/

The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) is a progressive international scientific society that fosters the transfer of knowledge and practices to sustain global soils.

Non-profit
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources http://www.dnr.sc.gov/ Contact Information

The SCDNR is to be a trusted and respected leader in natural resources protection and management, by consistently making wise and balanced decisions for the benefit of the state’s natural resources and its people.

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