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2012 District of Columbia News Releases

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1. Interior Releases Study of Carbon Storage and Sequestration in Western Ecosystems as Part of National Assessment

   
   
   Released: 12/5/2012 6:00:00 PM
   
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   Birds at Sea and Offshore Wind Energy

   
   
   Released: 12/4/2012 11:59:28 AM
   
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   Media Advisory: Briefing on Effects of Urban Development on Streams

   
   
   Released: 11/26/2012 10:54:31 AM
   

4. New Evidence Shows Power of East Coast Earthquakes

   
   
   Released: 11/6/2012 8:30:00 AM
   
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   Media Advisory: Preparing for Future Earthquakes

   
   
   Released: 10/15/2012 8:00:00 AM
   
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   Media Advisory: USGS Hosts Congressional Briefing: Earthquake Early Warning

   
   
   Released: 9/24/2012 10:30:00 AM
   

7. Increased Sediment and Nutrients Delivered to Bay as Susquehanna Reservoirs Near Sediment Capacity

   
   
   Released: 8/30/2012 9:00:00 AM
   

8. Media Advisory: Anniversary of Magnitude 5.8 Central Virginia Earthquake

   
   
   Released: 8/22/2012 8:00:00 AM
   

9. USGS Releases U.S. Oil & Gas Reserve Growth Estimates

   
   
   Released: 8/14/2012 1:34:18 PM
   

10. American Eels Return to Mountain Streams After Dam Removal

    
    
    Released: 7/31/2012 8:45:44 AM
    

11. Media Advisory: Landsat at 40: The Long View of Earth from Space

    
    
    Released: 7/19/2012 10:23:03 AM
    

12. Sea Level Rise Accelerating in U.S. Atlantic Coast

    
    
    Released: 6/24/2012 1:00:00 PM
    
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    The 20th Century's Largest Volcanic Eruption:

    
    
    Released: 6/4/2012 11:15:00 AM
    

14. A Big Day for Science: Citizens Have Contributed One Million Observations to Top Nature Database

    
    
    Released: 5/3/2012 9:00:00 AM
    

15. Media Advisory: USGS to Discuss New World Estimate for Conventional Oil and Gas Resources

    
    
    Released: 4/18/2012 2:13:33 PM
    

16. Hydraulic Fracturing Topic of Free USGS Lecture Wednesday

    
    
    Released: 4/2/2012 6:58:20 PM
    

17. Big Data a Big Deal

    
    
    Released: 3/29/2012 1:00:00 PM
    

18. Acid Rain Study Show Substantial Decreases, But More Progress Is Needed

    
    
    Released: 1/19/2012 4:23:54 PM