Anne Berry Wade (Former Employee)
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Sagebrush Mineral Resource Assessment
The USGS Mineral Resources Program completed a comprehensive assessment and inventory of potential mineral resources covering approximately10 million acres of federal and adjacent lands in Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Montana.
President Proposes $860 Million USGS Budget for FY2019
Budget Focuses on Priorities Supporting American Resource Prosperity and Security
New Interior Department Survey Shows Significant Increase in Recoverable Energy Resources in Federal, State and Tribal Lands and Waters in Alaska
The Department of the Interior has announced petroleum assessments from the
President Proposes $922 Million FY18 Budget for USGS
Budget Focuses on Core USGS Science and Efficiency
USGS Assesses Mineral Potential for Sagebrush Habitats in Six Western States
At the request of the Bureau of Land Management, USGS has released an assessment of mineral resources in six Western states.
U.S., Vietnamese Science Agencies Partner to Protect Biodiversity in Vietnam
USGS and the Vietnam Biodiversity Conservation Agency partner to protect the biodiversity of Vietnam.
New Study Quantifies Benefits of Agricultural Conservation in Upper Mississippi River Basin
USGS-USDA Modeling Research Show Up to 34% Reduction in Nitrogen from Agricultural Conservation Practices
State of the Survey
USGS Director Suzette Kimball testified about the priorities and capabilities of the USGS today before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Water Used for Hydraulic Fracturing Varies Widely Across United States
The amount of water required to hydraulically fracture oil and gas wells varies widely across the country, according to the first national-scale analysis and map of hydraulic fracturing water usage detailed in a new USGS study accepted for publication in Water Resources Research, a journal of the American Geophysical Union.
National Water-Use at Lowest Levels since before 1970
Water use across the country reached its lowest recorded level in nearly 45 years. According to a new USGS report, about 355 billion gallons of water per day (Bgal/d) were withdrawn for use in the entire United States during 2010.
Carbon Storage in U.S. Eastern Ecosystems Helps Counter Greenhouse Gas Emissions Contributing to Climate Change
On the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today released a new report showing that forests, wetlands and farms in the eastern United States naturally store 300 million tons of carbon a year (1,100 million tons of CO2 equivalent).