State News Release

Media Alert: Low-Level Helicopter Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Idaho and Montana

apdemas@usgs.gov — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:00:00 EDT

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local communities is appreciated.

Media Alert: Low-Level Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Northwestern New York

apdemas@usgs.gov — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:00:00 EDT

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local communities is appreciated.

Media Alert: Low-Level Helicopter Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Southwestern Colorado

apdemas@usgs.gov — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 12:00:00 EDT

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local communities is appreciated.

PFAS chemicals detected in many rivers and streams across Pennsylvania

ahays@usgs.gov — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:00:00 EDT

Water samples from 161 Pennsylvania rivers and streams were tested for 33 different per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and 76% of the studied streams contained at least one of these chemicals, also knowns as PFAS.

Media Alert: The WSGS and USGS announce low-level helicopter flights near Laramie, Wyoming

apdemas@usgs.gov — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 13:49:45 EDT

Scientists with the Wyoming State Geological Survey and the U.S. Geological Survey are partnering to image geology using airborne geophysical technology.

USGS hydrologic study to use non-toxic green dye in Lake Fork Creek

aweill@usgs.gov — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 09:14:06 EDT

LEADVILLE, Colo.--The U.S. Geological Survey will be conducting a dye-tracing study in Lake Fork Creek, west of Leadville, Colorado, and just downstream from the Sugarloaf Dam between August 14 - 18, 2023. During this time, a non-toxic dye, fluorescein, will be first introduced into the Creek between 3 and 7 p.m. and will be monitored through the night as it flows downstream.

MEDIA ALERT: One of Colorado’s deadliest natural disasters on record began 47 years ago today

hkoehler@usgs.gov — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:53:08 EDT

In the early evening of July 31, 1976, the day prior to Colorado’s centennial, a year’s worth of rain fell in 70 minutes over the headwaters of the Big Thompson River. The subsequent flooding of Big Thompson Canyon marked one of the deadliest natural disasters in the state, taking 144 lives and costing millions of dollars in damage.

Biofuel crop expansion contributes to loss of grassland birds in North Dakota, study finds

aweill@usgs.gov — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 03:22:07 EDT

Recent shifts from small grain agriculture to biofuel feedstocks affected grassland birds more negatively than did oil and gas development

USGS and partners deploy autonomous vehicles on lakes Michigan and Huron to improve fishery assessments

aweill@usgs.gov — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:34:26 EDT

Sailing drone will traverse the lakes late-July through September

Media Alert: The USGS is calling all dead butterflies and moths in six states

hkoehler@usgs.gov — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 08:00:17 EDT

LAWRENCE, Kan. — You read that right.

USGS and partners deploy autonomous vehicles on Lake Erie to improve fishery assessments

aweill@usgs.gov — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 EDT

Sailing drone will circumnavigate the lake mid-July through September

USGS Crews in Vermont are documenting the extent of flooding from the recent heavy rain event

jbattle@usgs.gov — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:52:58 EDT

Reporters: Do you want to accompany a U.S. Geological Survey crew as they document how high the flood waters reached around Montpelier, Vermont?

If so, please contact Pam Lombard at 207-626-6630 or plombard@usgs.gov or contact Greg Stewart at 207-626-6618 or gstewart@usgs.gov.

New tool helps identify stormwater drainage, estimate pollutant inputs in Massachusetts

jbattle@usgs.gov — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:55:50 EDT

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. - A new tool developed by the U.S. Geological Survey to help visualize stormwater drainage and estimate pollutant inputs in Massachusetts’s highly urbanized Mystic River watershed is now available online.

Media Alert: The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology and U.S. Geological Survey announce low-level helicopter flights in Southwest Montana

apdemas@usgs.gov — Thu, 6 Jul 2023 12:00:00 EDT

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the MBMG and USGS are announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local communities is appreciated.

Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights along Colorado-Wyoming border will study mineral potential

apdemas@usgs.gov — Wed, 5 Jul 2023 12:27:46 EDT

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the CGS, the WSGS and the USGS are announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local communities is appreciated.

Elevated Arsenic in Grand Canyon Region Groundwater Sites Likely from Natural Sources

plaustsen@usgs.gov — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 14:00:00 EDT

About 12% of 230 groundwater sites sampled in the Grand Canyon region over 45 years show arsenic concentrations greater than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Maximum Contaminant Level for drinking water, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report.

Yurok Tribe collects 500 square miles of lidar data in Yurok Territory

plaustsen@usgs.gov — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:00:00 EDT

USGS-backed project strengthens Tribe’s sovereignty, natural resources management capacity

USGS desarrolla una nueva capacidad de pronosticar probabilidades de cambios costeros relacionados con tormentas en Puerto Rico

wweber@usgs.gov — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 08:00:00 EDT

USGS develops new capability to forecast probability of storm-related coastal change in Puerto Rico

wweber@usgs.gov — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 08:00:00 EDT

New Online Maps for Exploring Groundwater Levels in Arizona

plaustsen@usgs.gov — Wed, 17 May 2023 08:00:15 EDT

“Groundwater is a critical water resource in Arizona, and mostly invisible” said Fred Tillman, USGS research hydrologist and lead author of the study. “The AGEx maps allow people to visually explore groundwater levels in their areas of interest in the state, rather than deciphering information from databases.”

Media Alert: The Wyoming State Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey announce low-level helicopter flights in Central Wyoming

apdemas@usgs.gov — Mon, 15 May 2023 12:18:09 EDT

The new airborne geophysical survey data will be collected using a helicopter and will fly over parts of central Wyoming, weather permitting. The survey will begin in mid-May and be completed in about four months.

Media Alert: The USGS and agencies from four states announce low-level airplane flights in the Central Great Plains

apdemas@usgs.gov — Wed, 10 May 2023 13:01:12 EDT

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local communities is appreciated.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map critical mineral resources in Alabama

apdemas@usgs.gov — Wed, 3 May 2023 09:00:00 EDT

The U.S. Geological Survey is providing more than $1 million to map critical mineral resources in Alabama in partnership with the Geological Survey of Alabama.

Joint Wyoming State Geological Survey-U.S. Geological Survey Effort to Study Mineral Resources in Central Wyoming

apdemas@usgs.gov — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:00:00 EDT

Scientists from the Wyoming State Geological Survey and the U.S. Geological Survey have launched a collaborative effort to collect a large swath of geophysical data in central Wyoming to better understand the area’s geologic framework for critical and other essential mineral resources.

New science informs extent of hexavalent chromium groundwater plumes in Hinkley Valley

plaustsen@usgs.gov — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:00:00 EDT

In a new study released today, scientists mapped the extent of human-introduced hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen under specific circumstances, in California’s Hinkley Valley.

Nueva ciencia informa la extensión de las columnas de agua subterránea de cromo hexavalente en el valle de Hinkley

mcraig@usgs.gov — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:00:00 EDT

En un nuevo estudio publicado hoy, los científicos mapearon la extensión del cromo hexavalente introducido por el hombre, un carcinógeno conocido bajo circunstancias específicas, en el valle de Hinkley de California.

Public Invitation: Learn the Latest on Your Water Resources in the Dakotas

aweill@usgs.gov — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:00:00 EDT

Media and the public are invited to a free meeting about critical South Dakota-area water issues on Thursday, April 20, in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Media Alert: USGS Announces Low-Level Airplane Flights to Image Geology in New Mexico

apdemas@usgs.gov — Tue, 4 Apr 2023 16:14:57 EDT

Water Levels to be Measured in 1,400 Southern Idaho Wells

plaustsen@usgs.gov — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:09:03 EDT

Water levels to be measured in 1,400 southern Idaho wells

New research informs dredging efforts at Columbia River mouth, conserving valuable resource

plaustsen@usgs.gov — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 08:30:33 EDT

Strategically placed dredged material can supply sand to nearby beaches, fighting erosion