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Baseline Groundwater Quality Studies Find Naturally Occurring Methane in Northeastern Pennsylvania

Baseline Groundwater Quality Studies Find Naturally Occurring Methane in Northeastern Pennsylvania

Well-water tested in Wayne and Pike counties contains low-to-moderate concentrations of naturally occurring methane, according to new studies by the U...

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Methane Concentrations Low In Wells Tested In Lee, Chatham Counties, NC

Methane Concentrations Low In Wells Tested In Lee, Chatham Counties, NC

A study designed to provide baseline information on groundwater quality in Lee and Chatham counties prior to oil and gas exploration there found low...

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Contaminants in Groundwater Linked to Agricultural Land Use

Contaminants in Groundwater Linked to Agricultural Land Use

Groundwater contamination that was first detected in Chesterfield County in the early 2000s has been linked to historical agricultural land use...

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New Report on Endangered Palila Conservation Biology

New Report on Endangered Palila Conservation Biology

The U.S. Geological Survey today announced the availability of a report, "Palila Restoration Research, 1996−2012," which summarizes long-term studies...

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Helping Managers Protect the San Antonio River Basin Through Sediment Modeling

Helping Managers Protect the San Antonio River Basin Through Sediment Modeling

For the first time ever, scientists have simulated the movement of sediment throughout the San Antonio River Basin with a new U.S. Geological Survey...

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Helping Managers Protect the San Antonio River Basin Through Sediment Modeling

Helping Managers Protect the San Antonio River Basin Through Sediment Modeling

For the first time ever, scientists have simulated the movement of sediment throughout the San Antonio River Basin with a new U.S. Geological Survey...

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Media Advisory: Lessons on Emerging Pandemics

Media Advisory: Lessons on Emerging Pandemics

What can wildlife diseases tell us about the emergence of human pandemics? 

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Wichita’s Water-Use Strategy Helps Preserve the Equus Beds Aquifer

Wichita’s Water-Use Strategy Helps Preserve the Equus Beds Aquifer

Wichita’s water-use strategy has helped preserve the Equus Beds aquifer during the recent drought of 2011-12, according to a new report released by...

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Low-flying Helicopter Surveying Groundwater and Geology in the Poplar River Valley Area, Montana

Low-flying Helicopter Surveying Groundwater and Geology in the Poplar River Valley Area, Montana

Citizens should not be alarmed if they see a low-flying helicopter towing a large wire-loop contraption hanging from a cable in the Poplar, Montana...

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Science and Policy Working Together to Help the Delta

Science and Policy Working Together to Help the Delta

Successfully resolving California’s long-standing water supply and ecosystem restoration conflicts in the Delta depends on sound policy based on the...

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Measuring Landscape Disturbance of Gas Exploration in Eight Pennsylvania Counties

Measuring Landscape Disturbance of Gas Exploration in Eight Pennsylvania Counties

Landscape change in Pennsylvania's Cameron, Clarion, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, and Warren counties resulting from construction of well...

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Media Advisory: Mapping Changes In Beach Landscapes In Our Backyard

Media Advisory: Mapping Changes In Beach Landscapes In Our Backyard

During the week of Oct 20 - 24 scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will be working along the coastline from Santa Cruz to Moss Landing. Either...

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