To make America’s economy and defense more secure, the Administration has released “A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals.” Among other roles, these mineral commodities are vital to renewable energy infrastructure like solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries.
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Critical Mineral Commodities in Renewable Energy
To make America’s economy and defense more secure, the Administration has released “A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals.” Among other roles, these mineral commodities are vital to renewable energy infrastructure like solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries.
Green field borders white and red rock cliffs
The Uinta Basin represents an area of high productivity for agriculture, ranching and fossil fuel exploration. Recreational activities such as rafting share this landscape with wildlife and industry.
The Uinta Basin represents an area of high productivity for agriculture, ranching and fossil fuel exploration. Recreational activities such as rafting share this landscape with wildlife and industry.
Hydrologist Nora Nelson swapping passive charcoal samplers in a test
Hydrologist Nora Nelson swapping passive charcoal samplers in a testHydrologist Nora Nelson swapping passive charcoal samplers in a carbonate spring during a fluorescein dye tracer test Great Basin National Park. Station number 385254114114801 Spring BW2 in the South Fork of Big Wash, Great Basin National Park, NV
Hydrologist Nora Nelson swapping passive charcoal samplers in a test
Hydrologist Nora Nelson swapping passive charcoal samplers in a testHydrologist Nora Nelson swapping passive charcoal samplers in a carbonate spring during a fluorescein dye tracer test Great Basin National Park. Station number 385254114114801 Spring BW2 in the South Fork of Big Wash, Great Basin National Park, NV
Image of the Week - Recovery in Iraq's 'Garden of Eden'
Image of the Week - Recovery in Iraq's 'Garden of Eden'The Marsh Arabs of southeastern Iraq have spent millennia traversing the waterways at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The recent history of those wetlands, however, has been one of forced loss and uneven recovery.
Image of the Week - Recovery in Iraq's 'Garden of Eden'
Image of the Week - Recovery in Iraq's 'Garden of Eden'The Marsh Arabs of southeastern Iraq have spent millennia traversing the waterways at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The recent history of those wetlands, however, has been one of forced loss and uneven recovery.
Kanakee River at Davis, IN - gage house side view
Kanakee River at Davis, IN - gage house side view
Kankakee River at Davis, IN - side view of gage on bridge
Kankakee River at Davis, IN - side view of gage on bridgeKankakee River at Davis, IN - side view of gage on bridge
Kankakee River at Davis, IN - side view of gage on bridge
Kankakee River at Davis, IN - side view of gage on bridgeKankakee River at Davis, IN - side view of gage on bridge
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - gage house
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - gage houseKentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - gage house
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - gage house
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - gage houseKentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - gage house
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - walkway across the dam
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - walkway across the damKentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - walkway across the dam
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - walkway across the dam
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - walkway across the damKentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - walkway across the dam
Public Outreach event at Split Mountain Campground
Public Outreach event at Split Mountain CampgroundThere was an educational outreach event to describe the fish conservation and Powell expedition involving SCREE and Bureau of Reclamation.
Public Outreach event at Split Mountain Campground
Public Outreach event at Split Mountain CampgroundThere was an educational outreach event to describe the fish conservation and Powell expedition involving SCREE and Bureau of Reclamation.
Scientists talking to the public in front of cliffs and a river
Scientists talking to the public in front of cliffs and a riverTildon Jones (Fish Biologist, USFWS) and Jim Prairie (hydro modeler, BOR) lecture to a public audience at Dinosaur the intricacies of the modern Adaptive Management Program for hydropower operation that considers the ecological needs of 3 endangered, endemic fish species in the Basin.
Scientists talking to the public in front of cliffs and a river
Scientists talking to the public in front of cliffs and a riverTildon Jones (Fish Biologist, USFWS) and Jim Prairie (hydro modeler, BOR) lecture to a public audience at Dinosaur the intricacies of the modern Adaptive Management Program for hydropower operation that considers the ecological needs of 3 endangered, endemic fish species in the Basin.
Split Mountain - a very large rock.
Split Mountain Campground was the beginning of our jouney. We met up with the SCREE expedition in this cozy spot tucked beneath the imposing Split Mountains.
Split Mountain Campground was the beginning of our jouney. We met up with the SCREE expedition in this cozy spot tucked beneath the imposing Split Mountains.
The Green River traces its course through the desert.
The Green River traces its course through the desert.Looking at the route we would be taking the next day, we pondered what lay ahead. Vast, open country and lots of rocks were in our future.
The Green River traces its course through the desert.
The Green River traces its course through the desert.Looking at the route we would be taking the next day, we pondered what lay ahead. Vast, open country and lots of rocks were in our future.
Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR)
Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR) present at the Green River Campground for an "evening program" at Dinosaur National Monument. Many campers were in attendance, as were several deer across the river.
Tom, Tildon Jones (USFWS), and Jim Prairie (BoR) present at the Green River Campground for an "evening program" at Dinosaur National Monument. Many campers were in attendance, as were several deer across the river.
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from left bank
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from left bankYellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from left bank of site
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from left bank
Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from left bankYellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - view from left bank of site
Elk fitted with global positioning system tracking collar
Elk fitted with global positioning system tracking collarMatt Kauffman, Unit Leader, USGS Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, second from left, works with Wyoming Game and Fish Department and University of Wyoming collaborators to release an elk fitted with a global positioning system (GPS) tracking collar.
Elk fitted with global positioning system tracking collar
Elk fitted with global positioning system tracking collarMatt Kauffman, Unit Leader, USGS Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, second from left, works with Wyoming Game and Fish Department and University of Wyoming collaborators to release an elk fitted with a global positioning system (GPS) tracking collar.
Geologists examining a carbonatite dike
Geologists from the USGS and the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources examining a carbonatite dike in the Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico
Geologists from the USGS and the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources examining a carbonatite dike in the Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico
Posters at the 2019 CDI workshop
Image of the poster hall at the 2019 CDI Workshop, held in Boulder, CO.
Image of the poster hall at the 2019 CDI Workshop, held in Boulder, CO.
Releasing Sterlized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River, 2019
Releasing Sterlized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River, 2019USGS Research Scientist Nicholas Johnson Releasing Sterilized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River in 2019.
Releasing Sterlized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River, 2019
Releasing Sterlized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River, 2019USGS Research Scientist Nicholas Johnson Releasing Sterilized Male Sea Lamprey into the Pigeon River in 2019.
Scientist studying a carbonatite dike
Virginia McLemore, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, discussing a carbonatite dike in the Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico
Virginia McLemore, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, discussing a carbonatite dike in the Lemitar Mountains, New Mexico
Voice of America Visits Hammond Bay Biological Station
Voice of America Visits Hammond Bay Biological StationGLSC Hammond Bay Biological Station research was filmed by Voice of America (VOA) News on June 2-3, 2019.
Voice of America Visits Hammond Bay Biological Station
Voice of America Visits Hammond Bay Biological StationGLSC Hammond Bay Biological Station research was filmed by Voice of America (VOA) News on June 2-3, 2019.
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Monthly Update: June 3, 2019
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Monthly Update: June 3, 2019Mike Poland, Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, describes activity at Yellowstone during the month of May, 2019.
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Monthly Update: June 3, 2019
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Monthly Update: June 3, 2019Mike Poland, Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, describes activity at Yellowstone during the month of May, 2019.