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   Birds at Sea and Offshore Wind Energy

   
   
   Released: 12/4/2012 11:59:28 AM
   

2. North Carolina, Delmarva Coastlines Changed by Hurricane Sandy

   
   
   Released: 11/15/2012 2:10:57 PM
   

3. Photos Reveal Severity of Hurricane Sandy's Coastal Impacts

   
   
   Released: 11/9/2012 3:20:00 PM
   

4. New Evidence Shows Power of East Coast Earthquakes

   
   
   Released: 11/6/2012 8:30:00 AM
   

5. USGS Sampling Water for Nutrients, Sediment, and Pesticides in Hurricane Sandy's Aftermath

   
   
   Released: 11/1/2012 1:17:01 PM
   

6. River Flow into Chesapeake Bay Following Hurricane Sandy Lower than Expected

   
   
   Released: 10/31/2012 7:11:32 PM
   

7. Update: Sandy to Erode Many Atlantic Beaches

   
   
   Released: 10/30/2012 5:36:16 PM
   

8. USGS Storm-Surge Sensors Deployed Ahead of Tropical Storm Sandy

   
   
   Released: 10/27/2012 2:01:41 PM
   

9. Sandy to Erode Many Atlantic Beaches

   
   
   Released: 10/27/2012 1:56:16 PM
   
10. 

    Media Advisory: Preparing for Future Earthquakes

    
    
    Released: 10/15/2012 8:00:00 AM
    

11. USGS Releases First Assessment of Shale Gas Resources in the Utica Shale: 38 trillion cubic feet

    
    
    Released: 10/4/2012 5:24:04 PM
    
12. 

    Media Advisory: USGS Hosts Congressional Briefing: Earthquake Early Warning

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

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

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

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

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

15. American Eels Return to Mountain Streams After Dam Removal

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

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

    
    
    Released: 6/24/2012 1:00:00 PM
    
17. 

    USGS Releases Unconventional Gas Estimates for Five East Coast Basins

    
    
    Released: 6/20/2012 11:04:29 AM
    
18. 

    Million Year Old Groundwater in Maryland Water Supply

    
    
    Released: 6/18/2012 10:59:17 AM
    
19. 

    The 20th Century's Largest Volcanic Eruption:

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

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

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