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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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Media Advisory: Cascadia Quake and Orphan Tsunami — Public Lecture

Media Advisory: Cascadia Quake and Orphan Tsunami — Public Lecture

One winter's night in the year 1700, a mysterious tsunami flooded fields and washed away houses in Japan. It arrived without the warning that a nearby...
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New Groundwater Model Provides Better Understanding of Edwards Aquifer

New Groundwater Model Provides Better Understanding of Edwards Aquifer

Scientists have a better understanding of how water flows throughout the San Antonio, Texas, segment of the Edwards aquifer because of a new U.S...
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Drainage of Prairie Pothole Wetlands Can Increase Flooding and Degrade Ecosystems

Drainage of Prairie Pothole Wetlands Can Increase Flooding and Degrade Ecosystems

The drainage of small wetlands can decrease wildlife habitat and may contribute to flooding in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR), according to a recent...
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Pollution Reduced in Rapid City Stormwater Runoff

Pollution Reduced in Rapid City Stormwater Runoff

Wetland channels constructed in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota, effectively reduced many pollutants in stormwater runoff, according to a recent U.S...
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Snail Trail for Parasites Expands

Snail Trail for Parasites Expands

The invasive giant African land snail is expanding its range in Miami, and with it, the range of the parasitic rat lungworm, according to new U.S...
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USGS Names New Director of St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

USGS Names New Director of St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Cheryl J. Hapke begins work this week as the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey’s St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center.
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Declining Water Levels Pose Challenges for Eastern Idaho Aquifer Monitoring

Declining Water Levels Pose Challenges for Eastern Idaho Aquifer Monitoring

Last summer, water levels reached all-time lows in 177 wells used to monitor the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer at and near the Idaho National...
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Interior’s Northeast Climate Science Center Releases Report to Help State Wildlife Managers in the Northeast and Midwest Alleviate Impacts of Climate Change on Species and Ecosystems

Interior’s Northeast Climate Science Center Releases Report to Help State Wildlife Managers in the Northeast and Midwest Alleviate Impacts of Climate Change on Species and Ecosystems

Interior Department’s Northeast Climate Science Center has released a report today synthesizing the latest information on the vulnerability of species...
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New Screening Tool Protects Streams, Wetlands, and Residences From Landfill Risks

New Screening Tool Protects Streams, Wetlands, and Residences From Landfill Risks

A new screening tool to assess the potential risk posed by contaminated groundwater moving from landfills to nearby streams, wetlands and residences...
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Media Advisory: Accompany a USGS Field Crew as they Evaluate the Health of Washington Streams

Media Advisory: Accompany a USGS Field Crew as they Evaluate the Health of Washington Streams

How do urbanization and agriculture affect the health of Puget Low­lands and Willamette Valley streams? Journalists are invited to meet up with U.S...
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Some Coastal Plain Streams Influenced by Animal Feeding Operations

Some Coastal Plain Streams Influenced by Animal Feeding Operations

Animal feeding operations have measureable effects on stream water quality in many agricultural watersheds in the North Carolina Coastal Plain...

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USGS Measures Local Impacts of Tropical Depression Bill

USGS Measures Local Impacts of Tropical Depression Bill

Several U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding in south-central Oklahoma due to heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical...

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