Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

National News Releases

USGS forecasts Tropical Storm Idalia may cause significant coastal change along western Florida

Read release

The USGS Invests $1.5M in Local Partnerships to Improve Urban Waterways

Read release

Purdue University to host new multi-agency research partnership to benefit Indiana’s wildlife and wild places

Read Release

Illegal shooting along power lines a leading cause of death for bald eagles, protected birds in the West

Read release

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Help Map Critical Mineral Resources in Montana

The U.S. Geological Survey partners with Montana to identify additional critical mineral resource supplies in the state, strengthen the national economy

Read Release

Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US

USGS estimates at least 45% of tap water could have one or more PFAS

Read release

In a changing ecosystem, Yellowstone grizzly bears are resilient

Read release

Browse through a comprehensive list of all national USGS news releases.

Subscribe
Filter Total Items: 651
link

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...

Read Article
link

Biden-Harris Administration & 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...

Read Article
link

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...

Read Article
link

The USGS Invests $1.5M in Local Partnerships to Improve Urban Waterways

New studies will monitor water quality and investigate contaminants, microplastics, novel bacteria and harmful algal blooms.

Read Article
link

USGS forecasts Tropical Storm Idalia may cause significant coastal change along western Florida

A new U.S. Geological Survey coastal change forecast predicts sandy beaches and dunes along Florida’s west coast are likely to see significant impacts...

Read Article
link

Purdue University to host new multi-agency research partnership to benefit Indiana’s wildlife and wild places

The partnership is Indiana’s first U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Read Article
link

Illegal shooting along power lines a leading cause of death for bald eagles, protected birds in the West

BOISE, IDAHO - A study examining protected birds found dead along power lines on public lands in the western U.S. shows that gunshot deaths were three...

Read Article
link

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Helps Map Critical Mineral Resources in Montana

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey will invest more than $1.9 million to map critical mineral resources in Montana in partnership with the Monta...

Read Article
link

USGS seeks geologic data preservation proposals from state geological surveys as part of President’s Investing in America agenda

RESTON, VA — The U.S. Geological Survey is currently soliciting project proposals for Fiscal Year 2024 grants for geologic data preservation and is...

Read Article
link

Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US

At least 45% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of the chemicals known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or...

Read Article
link

Secretary Haaland, Leaders Celebrate New U.S. Geological Survey / University of Hawai’i Facility to Support Volcano Monitoring & Ecosystem Restoration

This release was originally shared by the Department of the Interior. 

Read Article
link

In a changing ecosystem, Yellowstone grizzly bears are resilient

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem have been able to gain the body fat they need for hibernation even as population...

Read Article