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Aquifer System Beneath Albuquerque Shows Impact of Groundwater Pumping

Aquifer System Beneath Albuquerque Shows Impact of Groundwater Pumping

Groundwater pumping has produced significant changes in water levels below some parts of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, according to two new...

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What’s the Deal with 3DEP?

What’s the Deal with 3DEP?

The USGS, along with other federal, state, local and private agencies is establishing a new 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) designed to respond to the...

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USGS Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Water Resources Research Act

USGS Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Water Resources Research Act

The U.S. Geological Survey joins its many partners in other federal agencies, at universities, and in state and local governments in recognizing the...

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Observing Polar Bears from Space

Observing Polar Bears from Space

Monitoring wildlife in the Arctic is difficult. Study areas are cold, barren and often inaccessible. For decades scientists have struggled to study...

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Commonly Used Chemicals Present in Minnesota Groundwater

Commonly Used Chemicals Present in Minnesota Groundwater

A significant number of urban water wells in Minnesota — over a third of those studied — contain chemicals from consumer and industrial products...
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USGS Release: Large Rivers in U.S. are Becoming Less Acidic

USGS Release: Large Rivers in U.S. are Becoming Less Acidic

Several large rivers in the U.S. are less acidic now, due to decreasing acidic inputs, such as industrial waste, acid mine drainage, and atmospheric...

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Ongoing USGS Mercer Island Seismic Studies Resume in July

Ongoing USGS Mercer Island Seismic Studies Resume in July

As part of a continuing earthquake hazard study in the Seattle urban area, the U. S. Geological Survey will be conducting a series of seismic...

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Hyperspectral Aerial Survey will Enhance Mapping Capabilities

Hyperspectral Aerial Survey will Enhance Mapping Capabilities

Starting on July 5 (weather permitting), U.S. Geological Survey scientists will conduct a high-resolution airborne survey over the next 30 days to...
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Hyperspectral Aerial Survey will Enhance Mapping Capabilities

Hyperspectral Aerial Survey will Enhance Mapping Capabilities

Starting on July 5 (weather permitting), U.S. Geological Survey scientists will conduct a high-resolution airborne survey over the next 30 days to...

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Training International Volcano Scientists and Saving Lives Worldwide

Training International Volcano Scientists and Saving Lives Worldwide

HAWAII ISLAND, Hawaiʻi — Scientists and technicians who work at volcano observatories in 11 countries are visiting the U.S. Geological Survey...

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Fish Populations Down Due to Mountaintop Mining

Fish Populations Down Due to Mountaintop Mining

Appalachian streams impacted by mountaintop mining have less than half as many fish species and about a third as many fish as non-impacted streams...
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Intersex Fish Now in Three Pennsylvania River Basins

Intersex Fish Now in Three Pennsylvania River Basins

Intersex fish have been found in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna, Delaware and Ohio river basins, indicating that the effects of endocrine-disrupting...

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