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After centuries of building dams on rivers around the world, dam removal projects are on the rise. USGS scientists and partners from France compiled a...

New research from the U.S. Geological Survey links wildfires to increased mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater streams.

A new study has unveiled surprising findings about mercury pollution: where it comes from and how it moves through the environment varies...

U.S. Geological Survey scientists Jill Shaffer and Todd Katzner served as Embassy Science Fellows for the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan’s 2023-2024...

Around the West, efforts to conserve and restore riparian habitats have primarily focused on trout and salmon. USGS science is showing that some...

New features include updated data inputs, new data sources, and a new figure that displays annual vegetation cover for planned treatment polygons.  

USGS is working with federal land management agencies to develop a series of structured science syntheses to support analyses that agencies conduct to...

The report provides specific and comprehensive reclamation guidance for surface oil and gas exploration and development. 

Linda Schueck, the primary web developer for the Land Treatment Exploration tool, was awarded the James R. Balsley Award for Excellence in Technology...

Mercury concentrations are twice as high in smallmouth bass found in reservoirs than those in the free-flowing sections of the Snake River in Idaho...