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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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New science informs extent of hexavalent chromium groundwater plumes in Hinkley Valley

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Páginas bilingües resaltan la ciencia de peligros naturales del USGS en Puerto Rico

Bilingual webpages highlight USGS natural hazards science in Puerto Rico

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map critical mineral resources in Nevada and Oregon

Research across the Silver State will provide data to improve knowledge of mineral resources vital to a range of industries and the Nation’s economy.

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map underground geology across Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia

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Media Alert: Flights Above Puerto Rico to Map Geology

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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New maps show the probability for radon and uranium in New Hampshire’s groundwater

PEMBROKE, N.H. – More than half of New Hampshire is underlain by groundwater that has a 50% or higher probability of having elevated levels of radon...

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Back and Forth: Public invited to ask questions and learn more about the low-level helicopter flying above the Illinois River Basin

Media representatives: Please join the U.S. Geological Survey, SkyTEM, and various partners for a demonstration takeoff of the low-flying helicopter...

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Media Alert: The USGS Announces Low-Level Helicopter Flights in Nevada

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology are partnering to image geology using airborne geophysical...

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Media Alert: Low-flying helicopter will survey Illinois River Basin for geologic, water studies

Note to Editors: In the public interest and in accordance with FAA regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your...

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USGS crews continue to measure record-high streamflow in California

U.S. Geological Survey field crews measured high streamflows this week throughout California, thirteen of which were record high-flow measurements.

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Water “bank account” running low in agricultural areas of Nevada

In a new report published today, U.S. Geological Survey scientists determined that groundwater in the Smith and Mason Valleys, a key agricultural...

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Páginas bilingües resaltan la ciencia de peligros naturales del USGS en Puerto Rico

   

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Bilingual webpages highlight USGS natural hazards science in Puerto Rico

   

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Invasive black carp established in parts of the Mississippi River basin

Black carp, which are an invasive fish species in North America, are now known to be established in the wild in parts of the Mississippi River basin.

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Media Alert: Low-Level Helicopter Flights to Image 3-Dimensional Geology in Nevada and California

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology are partnering to image geology using airborne geophysical...

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Population declines in Alaska beluga whale population may be linked to low birth and survival rates

Researchers studied over a decade of photographic records of individual whales and determined that belugas in Alaska's Cook Inlet have relatively low...

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