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USGS partners with Minnesota to map critical mineral potential with cutting-edge data

USGS partners with Minnesota to map critical mineral potential with cutting-edge data

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will invest more than $2 million to map critical mineral resources in central Minnesota in partnership...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law supports more than $5.8M for states to preserve vital geologic data and support infrastructure development

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law supports more than $5.8M for states to preserve vital geologic data and support infrastructure development

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will award $5.8 million supported by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 32 state...

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USGS partners with six states to map critical mineral potential with cutting-edge data

USGS partners with six states to map critical mineral potential with cutting-edge data

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey will invest more than $3.5 million to map critical mineral resources in partnership with the geological...

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Study confirms age of oldest fossil human footprints in North America

Study confirms age of oldest fossil human footprints in North America

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — New research reaffirms that human footprints found in White Sands National Park, NM, date to the Last Glacial Maximum, placing...

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Media Alert: Low-Level Airplane Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Southeastern Arizona

Media Alert: Low-Level Airplane Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Southeastern Arizona

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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Media Alert: Low-Level Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee

Media Alert: Low-Level Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee

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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Media Alert: Low-Level Airplane Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Minnesota

Media Alert: Low-Level Airplane Flights to Image Geology Over Parts of Minnesota

 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 Announces New Leaders for Five Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers

USGS Announces New Leaders for Five Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers

RESTON, VA. — The U.S. Geological Survey has hired five experts from academic, non-profit and federal organizations to lead the Southwest, Northeast...

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

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

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

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

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 & New York State Geological Survey invest $500,000 to map geology in northwestern New York

USGS & New York State Geological Survey invest $500,000 to map geology in northwestern New York

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey will invest $500,000 to map geology and critical mineral resources in New York in partnership with the New...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Support Critical Minerals, Hurricane Resiliency Through New Federal-State Mapping Efforts in Alabama and Florida

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Support Critical Minerals, Hurricane Resiliency Through New Federal-State Mapping Efforts in Alabama and Florida

RESTON, Va. — The USGS will invest more than $5 million to map both critical minerals and mineral resources important to hurricane resiliency in...

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