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Low-Level Fixed Wing Aircraft Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Texas

Low-Level Fixed Wing Aircraft Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Texas

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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USGS Critical Minerals Study: Bans on Gallium and Germanium Exports Could Cost the U.S. Billions

USGS Critical Minerals Study: Bans on Gallium and Germanium Exports Could Cost the U.S. Billions

RESTON, Va. — U.S. Geological Survey researchers have developed a new model to assess how disruptions of critical mineral supplies may affect the U.S...

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USGS invests Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical mineral potential along South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota borders

USGS invests Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical mineral potential along South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota borders

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $1.5 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect...

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USGS invests $3.4 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical mineral resources in western Texas

USGS invests $3.4 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical mineral resources in western Texas

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $3.4 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect...

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Low-level helicopter flights to image geology in southern California

Low-level helicopter flights to image geology in southern California

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is announcing...

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Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over central Nevada

Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over central Nevada

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is announcing...

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USGS invests $4.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for five airborne electromagnetic surveys across the nation

USGS invests $4.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for five airborne electromagnetic surveys across the nation

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $4.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect...

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U.S. Geological Survey Grants More than $4.8M to States to Preserve Vital Geologic Data and to Support Infrastructure Development 

U.S. Geological Survey Grants More than $4.8M to States to Preserve Vital Geologic Data and to Support Infrastructure Development 

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey awarded \$4.8 million, supported in part by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to 36 state...

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USGS awards $2.5 million to state geological surveys for mine waste projects

USGS awards $2.5 million to state geological surveys for mine waste projects

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey announced today it has awarded approximately $2.5 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure...

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New breeding habitat discovered for rare Yellow-billed Cuckoos

New breeding habitat discovered for rare Yellow-billed Cuckoos

A threatened bird species is nesting in surprising areas. 

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USGS invests Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical mineral resources in New Mexico

USGS invests Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical mineral resources in New Mexico

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $2.6 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect...

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Millions in the U.S. may rely on groundwater contaminated with PFAS for drinking water supplies

Millions in the U.S. may rely on groundwater contaminated with PFAS for drinking water supplies

PEMBROKE, N.H. — Approximately 71 to 95 million people in the Lower 48 states – more than 20% of the country’s population – may rely on groundwater...

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