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USGS Releases First-of-its-Kind Survey of PFAS in Pennsylvania Surface Waters

USGS Releases First-of-its-Kind Survey of PFAS in Pennsylvania Surface Waters

USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center in cooperation with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) released a first-of-its-kind...

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New Wells in Long Island Sustainability Well Network

New Wells in Long Island Sustainability Well Network

Drilling Updates

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A Whale by Any Other Name

A Whale by Any Other Name

A new paper from the USGS and Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History documents some of the first scientific descriptions and names given to...

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New USGS study identifies key factors affecting nitrate concentrations in stream base flow in Chesapeake Bay watershed

New USGS study identifies key factors affecting nitrate concentrations in stream base flow in Chesapeake Bay watershed

A new USGS study has identified factors that contribute to high nitrate in base flow in streams flowing into Chesapeake Bay. Land use, organic carbon...

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Mine Waste in the Eastern Adirondacks May be Untapped, Accessible Source of Rare Earth Element Minerals

Mine Waste in the Eastern Adirondacks May be Untapped, Accessible Source of Rare Earth Element Minerals

Waste rock from long-closed mines in the eastern Adirondack Mountains, New York, may prove valuable due to its rare earth element content, according...

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New England WSC Data Releases and Publications - 2020

New England WSC Data Releases and Publications - 2020

List of data releases and publications from the New England Water Science Center released in 2020.

 

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The New England WSC Hydrologic Monitoring Program - December 2020

The New England WSC Hydrologic Monitoring Program - December 2020

The Hydrologic Monitoring Program (HMP) conducts hydrologic surveillance and investigation in all six New England States. 

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Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in West Virginia

Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in West Virginia

A total of $125,000 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Mountain State

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Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Maine

Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Maine

A total of $118,479 will fund new research and preserve important data across the Pine Tree State

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Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Pennsylvania

Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Pennsylvania

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

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New England Water Use, 2015 Geonarrative

New England Water Use, 2015 Geonarrative

The New England Water Science Center has collected, reviewed, and aggregated water-withdrawal data in each of the six New England States every 5 years...

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