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Low-flying Helicopter Will Survey Northeast Wisconsin for Geologic Study

Low-flying Helicopter Will Survey Northeast Wisconsin for Geologic Study

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

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Wall Street Journal OpEd: USGS Gets Politics Out of Climate Forecasts

Wall Street Journal OpEd: USGS Gets Politics Out of Climate Forecasts

USGS Director Reilly published an OpEd in the Wall Street Journal.

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Mine Waste in the Eastern Adirondacks May be Untapped, Accessible Source of Rare Earth Element Minerals

Mine Waste in the Eastern Adirondacks May be Untapped, Accessible Source of Rare Earth Element Minerals

Waste rock from long-closed mines in the eastern Adirondack Mountains, New York, may prove valuable due to its rare earth element content, according...

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USGS Supports the 2020 National Space Policy

USGS Supports the 2020 National Space Policy

In support of the President’s policy, USGS and NASA will leverage their full technological abilities to meet the nation’s growing environmental...

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New Maps Document Big-Game Migrations Across the Western United States

New Maps Document Big-Game Migrations Across the Western United States

LARAMIE, Wyo. – For the first time, state and federal wildlife biologists have come together to map the migrations of ungulates – hooved mammals such...

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Invasive Brown Treesnake Present on Cocos Island, Agencies Working to Prevent Further Spread

Invasive Brown Treesnake Present on Cocos Island, Agencies Working to Prevent Further Spread

For the first time, an invasive brown treesnake population has been found on Cocos Island, an 83.1 acre atoll located 1.5 miles off the southwest...

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