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Secretary Salazar told the committee that nearly $1.1 billion of recovery act funds will be committed by October.

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Secretary Salazar says the Recovery Act is working and that investments are being made responsibly.‘We want to insure that taxpayer dollars are not going to waste.’

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Sneak preview of USGS July Evening Public Lecture, Restoring California's "inland Sea"—Status of efforts to restore the Salton Sea. The lecture will take place on July 30th, 7:00PM at the USGS Menlo Park Science Center, Bldg. 3, Conference Room A.

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A sample of the audio file of Forster's tern colony calls that will be broadcast to attract breeding terns to islands in south San Francisco Bay.

USGS Scientists Jim Cannia and Jared Abraham discuss the use of geophysics, a powerful new tool, in water resources studies in Nebraska

It's Pollinator Week, and we're talking to USGS scientist Sam Droege about the tremendous importance of native bees and pollinators in general, and how you can lend a hand to these tiny titans.  
 
Like eating fresh fruits and vegetables? Think agriculture is important to our society? Then you'll want to pay attention to this CoreCast. (original recording: June

It's Pollinator Week 2009, and we're talking to USGS scientist Sam Droege about the tremendous importance of native bees and pollinators in general, and how you can lend a hand to these tiny titans.

Like eating fresh fruits and vegetables? Think agriculture is important to our society? Then you'll want to pay attention to this CoreCast.

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Mercury Cycling and Bioaccumulation In a Mine-Dominated Ecosystem.

Listen to a question and answer session following a June 19, 2009, briefing before Congressional staff members, news media, and other interested parties in which the USGS and partners from Michigan and Maryland discuss how they are working to provide the science needed to ensure that our beaches are healthy places for people to enjoy.

A highlights slideshow with

Video highlights with slides can be seen here: http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/122

When a local beach closes for health reasons, people start wondering, "Is it safe to swim?" USGS science can help local beach managers understand the sources of contamination and the kinds of contaminants that may affect human life.

Climate change is happening across the entire Nation and is projected to continue in the future with widespread impacts.

USGS Chief Scientist for Global Change Research Virginia Burkett fills us in on a new report that provides the most current climate change projections, outlines potential impacts, and provides recommendations for future actions.

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A roundup of the April and May 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.

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The Department of the Interior is Investing $15 million in Hazardous Fuels Reduction to Create Jobs and Utilize Biomass.

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Man-made moon dirt, or regolith, has been created by the USGS to help NASA prepare for upcoming moon explorations. USGS scientist Steve Wilson talks about this ‘mission critical’ project.

Images are available in the Details/Transcript section as well as on the USGS Multimedia Gallery at: http://gallery.usgs.

‘International Volcano Diplomacy’ -- Rapid response team prevents crises from becoming disasters