State News Releases

Media and the public are invited to attend a free meeting and field trips about South Dakota water issues on April 15 and 16 in Rapid City.

Floodplains in the Puget Sound region can be managed to protect people and also increase the health of rivers, according to a new U.S. Geological...

The presence of non-native plant species is significantly greater adjacent to oil well pads than in non-developed areas of the Williston Basin...

Where better to install a new earthquake sensor than in the new home of the San Jose Earthquakes Major League Soccer team? 

Frozen bodies of ice cover nearly 10 percent of the state of Alaska, but the influence of glaciers on the environment, tourism, fisheries, hydropower...

Decreases in freshwater withdrawn for irrigation and thermoelectric power led to a 15 percent overall decrease in freshwater use in Washington between...

Excess fertilizer and manure applied to the Chesapeake Bay’s Eastern Shore are causing poor water-quality in streams that flow into the Bay, according...

Vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms affecting North Carolina will be more...

The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a $9.7 million contract to Crittenden Construction out of Alpena, Michigan, on March 5 for the construction and...

Habitat loss has fragmented the population of the Carolina northern flying squirrel, an endangered species now living on “sky-islands” on nine...