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A total of $100,000 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Keystone State

Originally Published by: The Daily News
By: U.S. Geological Survey Director James Reilly

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A total of $106,978 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Land of Lincoln

A total of $135,000 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Show Me State

A total of $100,000 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Sunshine State

A total of $133,016 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Grand Canyon State.

A total of $634,000 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Last Frontier.

U.S. Geological Survey and partners will inject a harmless, bright red fluorescent dye into the Kansas River on September 29, weather permitting. The study is being done by the USGS in cooperation with the Kansas Water Office, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, The Nature Conservancy, City of Manhattan, City of Topeka, City of Olathe and WaterOne.

The U.S. Geological Survey and the Association of American State Geologists are pleased to announce the projects that have received funding for FY2020 under the USGS Mineral Resources Program’s Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, or Earth MRI. New projects in 21 states will receive $7.97 million in funding in fiscal year 2020 to improve the Nation’s mapping of shallow and deep geology.

To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision-makers before, during, and after Hurricane Sally, visit usgs.gov/sally.  

Laura and Sally affecting Gulf Coast, waves from Paulette and Teddy to strike Atlantic beaches

To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision makers before, during and after Hurricane Sally, visit usgs.gov/sally.