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2013: All State News Releases

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The releases listed below include all state-specific releases only.

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1. Measuring Landscape Disturbance of Gas Exploration in Somerset and Westmoreland Counties

   
   
   Released: 6/19/2013 9:00:00 AM
   Related to: PA

2. Naturally Occurring Methane Found in Some Sullivan County Water

   
   
   Released: 6/18/2013 9:30:00 AM
   Related to: PA

3. Instant Bacteria Forecasts Available for Cuyahoga Valley National Park

   
   
   Released: 6/17/2013 3:02:35 PM
   Related to: OH

4. Scientists Find Clues in Cases of Fish Virus Found in Coastal Washington Steelhead

   
   
   Released: 6/13/2013 12:00:00 PM
   Related to: OR, WA

5. Georgia Groundwater Levels Decline During 2010-2011

   
   
   Released: 6/12/2013 7:00:00 AM
   Related to: GA

6. New Method Monitors Riverbed and Flows to Protect Spawning Salmon

   
   
   Released: 6/6/2013 1:00:00 PM
   Related to: WA

7. Friday Storms Caused Record Flooding on Fourche LaFave River in Scott and Yell Counties

   
   
   Released: 6/3/2013 5:21:59 PM
   Related to: AR

8. Measuring Landscape Disturbance of Gas Exploration in Fayette and Lycoming Counties

   
   
   Released: 6/3/2013 3:41:55 PM
   Related to: PA

9. Alaska Geochemical Database Updated

   
   
   Released: 5/30/2013 8:00:00 AM
   Related to: AK

10. Trace Pollutants Found in Milwaukee-Area Streams

    
    
    Released: 5/28/2013 2:06:24 PM
    Related to: WI

11. New Book Explores the Past and Future of California Condors in the Pacific Northwest

    
    
    Released: 5/28/2013 1:00:00 PM
    Related to: CA, ID, OR, WA

12. Historic Partnership Between Gorge Commission and USGS Scientists Will Create Stronger Rural Communities in National Scenic Area

    
    
    Released: 5/28/2013 12:00:00 PM
    Related to: ID, OR, WA

13. Wanted: Host Homes for Important Quake Instruments

    
    
    Released: 5/23/2013 8:00:00 AM
    Related to: CA

14. How Was That Valley Formed?

    
    
    Released: 5/22/2013 4:36:14 PM
    Related to: CO

15. New Publication Tells Western Fisheries Research Center's History of Innovation

    
    
    Released: 5/16/2013 1:00:00 PM
    Related to: WA

16. Low-Flying Airplane Mapping Spokane Area

    
    
    Released: 5/15/2013 3:00:00 PM
    Related to: WA

17. Three Iowa Streamgages Shutting Down on Friday

    
    
    Released: 5/15/2013 1:21:27 PM
    Related to: IA

18. Observing Volcano Awareness Month in Washington

    
    
    Released: 5/6/2013 1:12:18 PM
    Related to: OR, WA

19. USGS Continues to Provide Critical Flood Information

    
    
    Released: 5/2/2013 4:15:43 PM
    Related to: IA

20. Streamgages Measure High Flows in Michigan

    
    
    Released: 4/30/2013 10:40:34 AM
    Related to: MI

21. Helping to Preserve Water Resources around Wichita, Kansas with New Groundwater Model

    
    
    Released: 4/30/2013 10:00:00 AM
    Related to: KS

22. Rising Seas Could Threaten Many Acadia NP Marshes

    
    
    Released: 4/29/2013 2:06:12 PM
    Related to: ME

23. Citizen Cooperation Requested in Lake Erie Yellow Perch Tagging Effort

    
    
    Released: 4/29/2013 1:00:00 PM
    Related to: NY, OH, PA

24. USGS Measures Record Flooding in Illinois

    
    
    Released: 4/23/2013 8:37:32 AM
    Related to: IL

25. Public Open House Canceled at Cascades Volcano Observatory

    
    
    Released: 4/22/2013 1:53:13 PM
    Related to: OR, WA

26. High Arsenic Levels Found in 8 Percent of Groundwater Wells Studied in Pennsylvania

    
    
    Released: 4/17/2013 9:00:00 AM
    Related to: PA

27. Piceance Basin Water-Quality Reports Now Available

    
    
    Released: 4/16/2013 11:26:59 AM
    Related to: CO

28. Media Advisory: Media Invited to Observe Small Unmanned Aircraft System in Action

    
    
    Released: 4/11/2013 12:37:25 PM
    Related to: CO

29. USGS to Receive New Great Lakes Research Vessel

    
    
    Released: 4/11/2013 10:00:00 AM
    Related to: IL, IN, MI, MN, WI

30. Groundwater Pumping May Continue to Reduce the Streamflow of the Verde River, Arizona

    
    
    Released: 4/9/2013 4:00:00 PM
    Related to: AZ

31. Fargo Flood Likely to Peak After April 15

    
    
    Released: 4/3/2013 3:27:27 PM
    Related to: ND

32. New Tools to Help Manage Saltwater Intrusion

    
    
    Released: 4/3/2013 3:21:18 PM
    Related to: GA, SC

33. Recovering Soil Fertility after Forest Fires

    
    
    Released: 4/3/2013 2:00:00 PM
    Related to: CA, OR, WA

34. Water Levels to be Measured in 1,300 Southern Idaho Wells

    
    
    Released: 4/1/2013 11:00:00 AM
    Related to: ID

35. San Francisco Bay Area Groundwater: Some Chemicals Less Prevalent at High Concentrations than Statewide

    
    
    Released: 3/29/2013 12:00:00 PM
    Related to: CA

36. Using the Science of Mount Rainier's Rivers to Reduce Flood Risk

    
    
    Released: 3/27/2013 7:18:23 PM
    Related to: WA

37. Local Scientist Receives Two Lifetime Honors for Wildlife Research

    
    
    Released: 3/27/2013 2:10:18 PM
    Related to: ND

38. Local Scientist Honored for Wetland Research

    
    
    Released: 3/27/2013 2:07:54 PM
    Related to: ND

39. Tsunami Preparedness Week Observed in California

    
    
    Released: 3/25/2013 1:30:00 PM
    Related to: CA

40. Measuring Landscape Disturbance of Gas Exploration in Allegheny and Susquehanna Counties

    
    
    Released: 3/25/2013 12:03:26 PM
    Related to: PA

41. New Water Science Tools Help Communities Prepare for Floods

    
    
    Released: 3/18/2013 4:48:05 PM
    Related to: IN, KY, OH

42. Flood Awareness Starts with Science

    
    
    Released: 3/18/2013 11:00:00 AM
    Related to: ID

43. Flood Plains Contaminated by Historical Mining in Cherokee County

    
    
    Released: 3/14/2013 2:30:00 PM
    Related to: KS

44. USGS to Stop Hosting Science Camp, Closes Visitors Center as part of Sequestration

    
    
    Released: 3/13/2013 12:40:08 PM
    Related to: VA

45. Pika Populations Affected by Climate in the Great Basin

    
    
    Released: 3/13/2013 12:38:40 PM
    Related to: CA, ID, NV, OR

46. USGS Cancels March Public Lecture in Menlo Park

    
    
    Released: 3/13/2013 12:00:00 PM
    Related to: CA

47. Report Shows Potential Groundwater Supplies in Part of New York's Susquehanna River Valley

    
    
    Released: 3/13/2013 10:00:00 AM
    Related to: NY

48. Halema'uma'u Eruption Reaches Five-Year Anniversary

    
    
    Released: 3/12/2013 4:00:00 PM
    Related to: HI

49. Iowa Meteorite Crater Confirmed

    
    
    Released: 3/5/2013 9:01:00 AM
    Related to: IA, KS, MO, NE

50. USGS Cancels March Public Lecture in Reston

    
    
    Released: 3/1/2013 4:07:53 PM
    Related to: DC, VA

51. Media Advisory: Is "The Impossible" Possible in the Pacific Northwest? - Coastal Community Tsunami Hazards and Risk

    
    
    Released: 2/25/2013 12:00:00 PM
    Related to: CA

52. New USGS Report Updates Decline of High Plains Aquifer Groundwater Levels

    
    
    Released: 2/22/2013 7:48:52 AM
    Related to: CO, KS, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, WY

53. From Streets to Streams: Urban Sediment in Wisconsin can be Toxic

    
    
    Released: 2/11/2013 12:29:42 PM
    Related to: WI

54. Madera County Groundwater Quality: Fumigants Found More Often at High Concentrations than in Other Areas of California

    
    
    Released: 2/11/2013 12:00:00 PM
    Related to: CA

55. Geology + Wells + Pumping = Drops in Water Levels in Columbia Plateau

    
    
    Released: 2/5/2013 1:15:00 PM
    Related to: ID, OR, WA

56. Coping with the Cold - How Rock Sandpipers Survive Alaskan Winters

    
    
    Released: 1/30/2013 11:30:00 AM
    Related to: AK

57. Lake Mead Aquatic-Science Research Documents Substantial Improvements in Ecosystem

    
    
    Released: 1/29/2013 5:41:09 PM
    Related to: AZ, CA, NV

58. Groundwater Impacted by Pearce Creek Dredge Material Containment Facility

    
    
    Released: 1/25/2013 12:44:19 PM
    Related to: MD

59. Invasive Pike Persist When Preferred Prey Decline

    
    
    Released: 1/23/2013 2:00:00 PM
    Related to: AK

60. Media Advisory: Exploring the Earth's Crust – Seismology Uncovers Hidden Secrets Beneath Our Feet

    
    
    Released: 1/18/2013 12:00:00 PM
    Related to: CA

61. California Desert Groundwater Quality: More Inorganic Elements than Statewide; Other Constituents Less

    
    
    Released: 1/9/2013 1:15:00 PM
    Related to: CA

62. No Contamination from Fayetteville Shale Exploration Found in Sampled Wells

    
    
    Released: 1/9/2013 11:05:14 AM
    Related to: AR