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Moving Barges Have Potential to Transport Invasive Fish

Moving Barges Have Potential to Transport Invasive Fish

When a moving barge encounters small fish in the Illinois Waterway there is a possibility that the fish will become trapped in the gap between barges...

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Harlem River Water Quality Improves Dramatically, Though River Remains Impaired

Harlem River Water Quality Improves Dramatically, Though River Remains Impaired

Water quality in the Harlem River in New York has improved greatly since passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972, though there are still instances...

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Invasive Asian Carp Respond Strongly to Carbon Dioxide

Invasive Asian Carp Respond Strongly to Carbon Dioxide

    

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NOAA, USGS and partners: Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ to vary from average to slightly smaller

NOAA, USGS and partners: Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ to vary from average to slightly smaller

Hypoxic zone size affected by low river flow and nutrient loading

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NOAA, USGS and partners predict an average ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico

NOAA, USGS and partners predict an average ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico

Outlook incorporates multiple hypoxia models for the second year

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USGS Estimates 66 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in Colorado’s Mancos Shale Formation

USGS Estimates 66 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in Colorado’s Mancos Shale Formation

This is the second-largest assessment of potential shale & tight gas resources that the USGS has ever conducted.

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