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Wall Street Journal OpEd: USGS Gets Politics Out of Climate Forecasts
USGS Director Reilly published an OpEd in the Wall Street Journal.
Mine Waste in the Eastern Adirondacks May be Untapped, Accessible Source of Rare Earth Element Minerals
USGS Supports the 2020 National Space Policy
In support of the President’s policy, USGS and NASA will leverage their full technological abilities to meet the nation’s growing environmental information needs.
New Maps Document Big-Game Migrations Across the Western United States
LARAMIE, Wyo. – For the first time, state and federal wildlife biologists have come together to map the migrations of ungulates – hooved mammals such as mule deer, elk, pronghorn, moose and bison – across America’s West. The maps will help land managers and conservationists pinpoint actions necessary to keep migration routes open and functional to sustain healthy big-game populations.
Invasive Brown Treesnake Present on Cocos Island, Agencies Working to Prevent Further Spread
For the first time, an invasive brown treesnake population has been found on Cocos Island, an 83.1 acre atoll located 1.5 miles off the southwest coast of Guam.
Now Trending…Earthquakes
The earth isn’t the only thing shaking after an earthquake.
Media Bulletin: Low-Flying Airplane and Helicopter Mapping Parts of West Texas and South-Central New Mexico to aid in Mapping Geology
Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with FAA regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local communities is appreciated.
USGS Unveils Mobile Flood Tool for the Nation
The U.S. Geological Survey announced Friday the completion of a new mobile tool that provides real-time information on water levels, weather and flood forecasts all in one place on a computer, smartphone or other mobile device.
USGS Estimates Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in the Austin Chalk Formation of the U.S. Gulf Coast
The Austin Chalk and Tokio and Eutaw Formations of the Gulf Coast Basin contain a mean of 6.9 billion barrels of oil and 41.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas according to a new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey. In comparison, the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that the United States used 7.5 billion barrels of petroleum products in 2019.
Media Advisory: Boaters encouraged to use extra caution on areas of Kentucky Lake in early November
Scientists to set block nets for carp research
ICYMI Bulletin: USGS uses “eDNA” to combat invasive species
Originally Published by The Salt Lake City Tribune October 16, 2020.
This article has been reprinted or reproduced with the permission of the Salt Lake City Tribune in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jim Reilly: Trump administration uses “eDNA” to combat invasive species
By: U.S. Geological Survey Director Jim Reilly
Trump Administration Officials Tour New Mt. Rainier Lahar Detection Stations
TACOMA, Wash. — Deputy Secretary of the Interior Katharine MacGregor, U.S. Geological Survey Director Jim Reilly, and Counselor to the Secretary Margaret Everson, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director of the National Park Service, today visited Mount Rainier National Park to announce the successful permitting and ongoing installation of five new lahar monitoring stations.