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Winter 2020 Newsletter

Winter 2020 Newsletter

Annual Cooperators Meeting – Hold the Date!!  Highlights of this newsletter include: EarthMAP, New SuperGage Partnership for the Wabash River in...

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Herring River Water-Quality Data Geonarrative

Herring River Water-Quality Data Geonarrative

This geonarrative explores the availability of water-quality data collected by the Cape Cod National Seashore and U.S. Geological Survey in support of...

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Mercury Bioaccumulation in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Mercury Bioaccumulation in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Despite the prevalence of mercury contamination in the Chesapeake Bay, large-scale patterns of mercury concentrations, and potential risks to fish...

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USGS Releases A New Assessment Methodology for Carbon Dioxide Enhanced Oil Recovery and Associated Carbon Dioxide Retention

USGS Releases A New Assessment Methodology for Carbon Dioxide Enhanced Oil Recovery and Associated Carbon Dioxide Retention

The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a new assessment method to estimate how much oil and gas could be produced by injecting carbon dioxide into...

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Science Night at Fishing Creek Elementary School

Science Night at Fishing Creek Elementary School

USGS staff participated in Science Night at Fishing Creek Elementary School, where students learned about the native macroinvertebrate* population in...

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New Methodology Identifies Mineral Commodities Whose Supply Disruption Poses the Greatest Risk to the U.S. Manufacturing Sector

New Methodology Identifies Mineral Commodities Whose Supply Disruption Poses the Greatest Risk to the U.S. Manufacturing Sector

Risk tool identified 23 mineral commodities whose supply poses the greatest risk, including those used in consumer electronics, renewable energy...

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US Mine Production Increasing, Estimated Value of $86.3 Billion in Minerals

US Mine Production Increasing, Estimated Value of $86.3 Billion in Minerals

2020 Report Highlights the Importance of Mining Minerals for U.S. Economy and National Security

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Special Issue Highlights One of the Most Extensive Gas Hydrate Datasets Ever Collected

Special Issue Highlights One of the Most Extensive Gas Hydrate Datasets Ever Collected

The USGS and its research partners in India and Japan have reported on one of the most extensive data sets ever collected on the occurrence of natural...

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USGS Releases Estimate of Conventional Oil and Gas in Alaska Central North Slope

USGS Releases Estimate of Conventional Oil and Gas in Alaska Central North Slope

USGS continues its estimates of technically recoverable oil and gas in Alaska's North Slope.

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Summary Results for City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

Summary Results for City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

This challenge is now complete!!  Thank you to everyone who contributed!  Here is a time lapse of our volunteer contributions for this challenge:

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FINISHED!! Mapping Challenge for City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

FINISHED!! Mapping Challenge for City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

This challenge is now finished!  Thank you to everyone who participated!

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Mapping Challenge Update (12/05/19): City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

Mapping Challenge Update (12/05/19): City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

Here is the weekly update for this challenge.  West Virginia is nearing completion while Ohio is filling in nicely with more and more counties...

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