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US Mine Production Increasing, Estimated Value of $86.3 Billion in Minerals

US Mine Production Increasing, Estimated Value of $86.3 Billion in Minerals

2020 Report Highlights the Importance of Mining Minerals for U.S. Economy and National Security

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Special Issue Highlights One of the Most Extensive Gas Hydrate Datasets Ever Collected

Special Issue Highlights One of the Most Extensive Gas Hydrate Datasets Ever Collected

The USGS and its research partners in India and Japan have reported on one of the most extensive data sets ever collected on the occurrence of natural...

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USGS Releases Estimate of Conventional Oil and Gas in Alaska Central North Slope

USGS Releases Estimate of Conventional Oil and Gas in Alaska Central North Slope

USGS continues its estimates of technically recoverable oil and gas in Alaska's North Slope.

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Summary Results for City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

Summary Results for City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

This challenge is now complete!!  Thank you to everyone who contributed!  Here is a time lapse of our volunteer contributions for this challenge:

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FINISHED!! Mapping Challenge for City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

FINISHED!! Mapping Challenge for City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

This challenge is now finished!  Thank you to everyone who participated!

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Mapping Challenge Update (12/05/19): City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

Mapping Challenge Update (12/05/19): City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

Here is the weekly update for this challenge.  West Virginia is nearing completion while Ohio is filling in nicely with more and more counties...

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Mapping Challenge Update (11/21/19): City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

Mapping Challenge Update (11/21/19): City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

Here is the weekly update for this challenge - it's exciting to see more counties filling in! Keep an eye out for another article on city / town halls...

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Green Stormwater Infrastructure to Reduce Suburban Runoff

Green Stormwater Infrastructure to Reduce Suburban Runoff

A new study finds that a high density of green stormwater infrastructure can provide enhanced mitigation of peak flows and runoff volumes compared to...

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Mapping Challenge Update (11/14/19): City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

Mapping Challenge Update (11/14/19): City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

Here is the weekly update for this challenge!

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Mapping Challenge Update (11/07/19): City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

Mapping Challenge Update (11/07/19): City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

Here is the weekly update for this challenge!

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Record and Major flooding in parts of the Southern Adirondacks and northern Mohawk Valley October 31-November 1, 2019

Record and Major flooding in parts of the Southern Adirondacks and northern Mohawk Valley October 31-November 1, 2019

Summary of Event Impact:
Record and Major flooding in parts of the Southern Adirondacks and northern Mohawk Valley October 31-November 1.

Event...

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Mapping Challenge Update (10/31/19): City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

Mapping Challenge Update (10/31/19): City / Town Hall Structures in OH and WV

This challenge is coming along nice and steady! Ohio is especially starting to look nice; points are coming in county-by-county with close to another...

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