EPA Special Agents

The best way to learn more about the EPA and this type of work is to get a summer job or internship with the agency. The EPA offers summer employment and internships at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., and at regional offices and laboratories nationwide. Visit https://www.epa.gov/careers/student-internships for more information. 

You can also learn more about being an EPA special agent and other law enforcement jobs by reading Careers in Law Enforcement, by Coy H. Johnston; and get more detailed information about the EPA itself by reading the book The Environmental Protection Agency: Cleaning Up America's Act, by Robert W. Collin. Other interesting books include Environmental Law and Policy, by James Salzman and Barton Thompson Jr., and Major Problems in American Environmental History, edited by Carolyn Merchant.

Another good way to learn more about the field is to watch video interviews with EPA special agents at http://www.epa.gov/careers. Finally, consider scheduling an information interview with a special agent to learn more about the career.