Smart Energy Development: Tools for Informed Development & Successful Reclamation

The USGS is developing science and decision support tools to inform policy and management decisions about various aspects of the energy development life cycle. This is particularly important with ongoing demands for limited natural resources, and the need to be cost effective and to make decisions at the broader landscape scale. USGS scientists are working with Federal, State, and industry partners to develop the natural resource knowledge, management tools, risk assessments, and scenario planning that will form the scientific foundation needed to target areas of high resource potential and low environmental concern and inform effective development. The Smart Energy Development web application can be accessed at https://sciencebase.usgs.gov/smartenergy/.