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Popular ice control products used at airports can increase phosphorus in nearby waterways

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps fund new USGS facility at Colorado School of Mines, focused on energy and minerals research

Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey and Mines officials celebrate start of construction

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A geologic leap forward for understanding Wyoming

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

The U.S. Geological Survey partners with Arizona to identify areas in the state with critical mineral resource potential that could strengthen the national economy. 

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PFAS chemicals detected in many rivers and streams across Pennsylvania

USGS-led study also analyzed potential contaminant sources

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USGS Crews in Vermont are documenting the extent of flooding from the recent heavy rain event

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map critical mineral resources in Alabama

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Measuring Landscape Disturbance of Gas Exploration in Nine Pennsylvania counties

Measuring Landscape Disturbance of Gas Exploration in Nine Pennsylvania counties

Landscape change in Pennsylvania's Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Huntingdon, and Luzerne counties resulting from...
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Land-Subsidence Trends in the Coachella Valley Detailed in New Report

Land-Subsidence Trends in the Coachella Valley Detailed in New Report

While most of the Coachella Valley was relatively stable, land surfaces declined about nine inches to two feet in some areas of Palm Desert, Indian...
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Decreased Pollution Has Mixed Effects on Minnesota Lakes

Decreased Pollution Has Mixed Effects on Minnesota Lakes

Methylmercury contamination is decreasing in some lakes in northern Minnesota as a result of reduced mercury pollution, according to a U.S. Geological...
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Media Advisory: Fish Science Is Helping Us Do More Than Just Put Seafood On The Dinner Table

Media Advisory: Fish Science Is Helping Us Do More Than Just Put Seafood On The Dinner Table

Can better understanding fish diseases help to create much sought-after cures for human diseases such as Hepatitis C?
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Map Store Closes, Moves Online

Map Store Closes, Moves Online

The U.S. Geological Survey is reducing its footprint on the Alaska Pacific University campus by closing the Map Store @ USGS to lower rent costs. The...

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Study Aids Water Managers Battle Saltwater Intrusion

Study Aids Water Managers Battle Saltwater Intrusion

Scientists are using a cadre of new weapons in the battle against an old nemesis – saltwater intrusion.
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Geologic Evidence of Past Tsunamis in California

Geologic Evidence of Past Tsunamis in California

An extensive sedimentary deposit formed by a tsunami in 1946 was recently discovered at Pillar Point Marsh near Half Moon Bay, California. While there...
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No Surprises from Boise River Mercury Study

No Surprises from Boise River Mercury Study

A report published today by the U.S. Geological Survey and the City of Boise documents low concentrations of mercury in water samples and high...
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Groundwater Study Assesses Potential for Contamination of Drinking-Water Aquifers in Los Angeles

Groundwater Study Assesses Potential for Contamination of Drinking-Water Aquifers in Los Angeles

Contaminated groundwater found at shallow depths in southern Los Angeles County has the potential to migrate to deeper aquifers, according to a...
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High Concentrations of Nitrate more Prevalent in Livermore, Gilroy-Hollister, and Cuyama Valleys than Statewide

High Concentrations of Nitrate more Prevalent in Livermore, Gilroy-Hollister, and Cuyama Valleys than Statewide

Nitrate was detected at high concentrations in about 14 percent of untreated groundwater sources used for public water supply in the Livermore, Gilroy...
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USGS Takes the Big Wood River’s Temperature

USGS Takes the Big Wood River’s Temperature

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey installed water temperature sensors this week along Idaho’s Big Wood River and tributaries.
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Local Biologist Honored for Research Contributions to Crane Conservation

Local Biologist Honored for Research Contributions to Crane Conservation

Dr. Gary Krapu, retired U.S. Geological Survey wildlife biologist and North Dakota native, recently received the L. H. Walkinshaw Crane Conservation...
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