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News items described and linked on this webpage are highlights of selected studies conducted and publications produced by USGS Science Center staff members in Region 7:  Upper Colorado Basin. Left click on news item titles or "Read Article" links to view the original news items.

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New Stream Monitoring Method Locates Elevated Groundwater Methane in Shale-Gas Development Area

New Stream Monitoring Method Locates Elevated Groundwater Methane in Shale-Gas Development Area

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania State University and the University of Utah have used a new stream-based methane monitoring...

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Media Advisory: Pacific Climate Workshop Focuses on Drought

Media Advisory: Pacific Climate Workshop Focuses on Drought

U.S. Geological Survey scientists who study trends in climate change will be presenting the results from new studies at a workshop held in Pacific...

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Plenty of Potash, but Some Regions Lack Low Cost Sources for Crop Production

Plenty of Potash, but Some Regions Lack Low Cost Sources for Crop Production

While the earth contains enough potash to meet the increased global demand for crop production and U.S. supplies are likely secure, some regions lack...

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Wildlife Researchers to Give Public Close-Up, Real-Time View of Big Game Fieldwork

Wildlife Researchers to Give Public Close-Up, Real-Time View of Big Game Fieldwork

LARAMIE, WY — Seeking insights to help moose, elk, mule deer and bighorn sheep populations, researchers from the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming...
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Science-Based Mitigation Techniques Benefit Greater Sage-Grouse

Science-Based Mitigation Techniques Benefit Greater Sage-Grouse

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Greater sage-grouse nests found in natural gas development areas where mitigation actions were taken to minimize development impacts...
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Dr. Jill Baron New Director of North American Nitrogen Center

Dr. Jill Baron New Director of North American Nitrogen Center

U.S. Geological Survey senior scientist Dr. Jill Baron has been named the new Director of the North American Nitrogen Center, one of five globally...

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Secretary Jewell Announces New Wildlife and Climate Studies at the South Central Climate Science Center

Secretary Jewell Announces New Wildlife and Climate Studies at the South Central Climate Science Center

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced today that Interior’s South Central Climate Science Center is awarding nearly $550,000 to...

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Secretary Jewell Announces New Wildlife and Climate Studies at the Southwest Climate Science Center

Secretary Jewell Announces New Wildlife and Climate Studies at the Southwest Climate Science Center

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced today that Interior’s Southwest Climate Science Center is awarding nearly a million dollars to...

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Secretary Jewell Announces New Wildlife and Climate Studies at the North Central Climate Science Center

Secretary Jewell Announces New Wildlife and Climate Studies at the North Central Climate Science Center

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced today that Interior’s North Central Climate Science Center in Fort Collins, Colorado, is awarding...

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High Plains Aquifer Groundwater Levels Continue to Decline

High Plains Aquifer Groundwater Levels Continue to Decline

The U.S. Geological Survey has released a new report detailing changes of groundwater levels in the High Plains Aquifer. The report presents water...

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Urban Stream Contamination Increasing Rapidly Due to Road Salt

Urban Stream Contamination Increasing Rapidly Due to Road Salt

Average chloride concentrations often exceed toxic levels in many northern United States streams due to the use of salt to deice winter pavement, and...

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USGS and University of Wyoming Researchers to Share Deer Capture Field Work Via Social Media

USGS and University of Wyoming Researchers to Share Deer Capture Field Work Via Social Media

Wyoming's struggling mule deer populations are receiving significant attention from University of Wyoming researchers, the Wyoming Game and Fish...

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