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In monarch butterfly decline mystery, scientists rule out habitat loss in migration zone

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President proposes $1.6 billion FY 2025 budget for USGS

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The USGS and partners launch World Lidar Day Feb. 12 at Geo Week Conference in Denver

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USGS partners with Havasupai Tribe to identify potential contaminant exposure pathways from Grand Canyon uranium mining

The report incorporates indigenous knowledge to pinpoint new exposure pathways

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Pesticides are likely impacting invertebrate life essential to our nation’s streams

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Inflation Reduction Act accelerates USGS effort to collect high-resolution data of landscapes across 25 states

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New USGS map shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in US

The research-based map is the first to display an updated, comprehensive National Seismic Hazard Model for all 50 states

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

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.

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Helps Map Critical Mineral Resources in Montana

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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