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Notable activities of our Science Centers are highlighted in newsletters, articles, and publications produced by USGS Science Center staff members in the Northeast Region. Left click on news item titles or "Read Article" links to view the original news items.

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Mapping the Nation's Wind Turbines

Mapping the Nation's Wind Turbines

There are more than 57,000 wind turbines across the United States, and a new tool allows you to get up close and personal with each one!

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Valuing the benefits that floodplains provide to people

Valuing the benefits that floodplains provide to people

New paper published presents a method that combines field and geospatial datasets to estimate the amount of sediment eroded from stream banks and...

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USGS Researchers attend 11th Biennial Science Workshop at Fire Island National Seashore

USGS Researchers attend 11th Biennial Science Workshop at Fire Island National Seashore

SPCMSC Research Geologist Jennifer Miselis and WHCMSC Research Geologist Erika Lentz will present USGS research at the 11th Biennial Science Workshop...

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U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Energy Release Online Public Dataset and Viewer of U.S. Wind Turbine Locations and Characteristics

U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Energy Release Online Public Dataset and Viewer of U.S. Wind Turbine Locations and Characteristics

Today, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and...

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Winter 2018 Newsletter

Winter 2018 Newsletter

Thanks for viewing this first version of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center Newsletter. I use this format a few times a year to highlight...

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Modern Perspective on Gas Hydrates

Modern Perspective on Gas Hydrates

After lying hidden in sediments for thousands of years, delicate frozen gas structures are in the spotlight for both scientific research and the...

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USGS Flood Experts Respond to High Water in Central, Northeastern U.S.

USGS Flood Experts Respond to High Water in Central, Northeastern U.S.

Crews from the U.S. Geological Survey have been in the field for weeks measuring flooding in the Midwest and in the Mississippi River watershed, and...

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USGS Deploys Storm-Tide Sensors in Advance of Nor’Easter

USGS Deploys Storm-Tide Sensors in Advance of Nor’Easter

USGS field crews are deploying storm-tide and wave sensors today from Maine to Delaware to track and study a Nor’easter forecasted to begin tomorrow.

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Waterbirds at Risk in the Chesapeake Bay

Waterbirds at Risk in the Chesapeake Bay

Scientists investigate the impacts of shoreline armoring

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U.S. Mines Produced an Estimated $75.2 Billion in Minerals During 2017

U.S. Mines Produced an Estimated $75.2 Billion in Minerals During 2017

U.S. mines produced an estimated $75.2 billion of raw mineral materials in 2017 – a 6 percent increase over 2016 – the U.S. Geological Survey...

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Understanding the Mineral Resources of the Midcontinent Rift

Understanding the Mineral Resources of the Midcontinent Rift

The first great geologic expeditions of the United States set off in the mid-1800s, equipped with mules, rifles, and early scientific instruments...

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Blizzard of January 2018 in New England

Blizzard of January 2018 in New England

Significant flooding along the coast of Massachusetts occurred Thursday, January 4, 2018, caused by a powerful blizzard.  Peak storm surge of...

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