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USGS Estimates 304 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in the Bossier and Haynesville Formations of the U.S. Gulf Coast

USGS Estimates 304 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in the Bossier and Haynesville Formations of the U.S. Gulf Coast

USGS also estimates 4 billion barrels of oil and 2 billion barrels of natural gas liquids in the two formations.

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Up in the Air to Look Deep Underground

Up in the Air to Look Deep Underground

Look, in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s...underground mineral research?

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Bigger May Not Be Better When It Comes to Mississippi River Diversions

Bigger May Not Be Better When It Comes to Mississippi River Diversions

New research shows how river diversions may change water quality in estuaries. 

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Changes in Rainfall, Temperature Expected to Transform Coastal Wetlands This Century

Changes in Rainfall, Temperature Expected to Transform Coastal Wetlands This Century

Changes in rainfall and temperature are predicted to transform wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico and around the world within the century, a new study...

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Groundwater Quality in the Coastal Lowlands Aquifer System

Groundwater Quality in the Coastal Lowlands Aquifer System

A regional assessment of untreated groundwater in the Coastal Lowlands aquifer system in the southeastern United States is now available from the U.S...

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Groundwater Quality in the Southeastern Coastal Plain Aquifer System

Groundwater Quality in the Southeastern Coastal Plain Aquifer System

A regional assessment of untreated groundwater in the Southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system is now available from the U.S. Geological Survey.

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USGS, NASA Study Finds Widespread Coastal Land Losses from Gulf Oil Spill

USGS, NASA Study Finds Widespread Coastal Land Losses from Gulf Oil Spill

A new USGS-NASA study found widespread shoreline loss along heavily oiled areas of Louisiana's coast after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and...

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EarthView–Cedar River Surges to Second-Highest Level in Eastern Iowa

EarthView–Cedar River Surges to Second-Highest Level in Eastern Iowa

Landsat 8 shows significant flooding on Iowa's Cedar River

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Assessing the Magnitude of Missouri’s 2016 New Year's Flood

Assessing the Magnitude of Missouri’s 2016 New Year's Flood

An assessment of the flooding that occurred in the Meramec River Basin from December 2015–January 2016 is available in a new report from the U.S...

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Common Insecticide Identified in Midwestern Streams

Common Insecticide Identified in Midwestern Streams

Bifenthrin combats pests, but may harm aquatic ecosystems

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USGS Crews Continue to Measure Flooding in Eastern Iowa

USGS Crews Continue to Measure Flooding in Eastern Iowa

Reporters: Do you want to accompany a USGS field crew as they measure flooding? Please contact Jason McVay at 319-430-6962.

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USGS Crews Measure Flooding in Northeast Iowa

USGS Crews Measure Flooding in Northeast Iowa

Reporters: Do you want to accompany a USGS field crew as they measure flooding? Please contact Jason McVay at 319-430-6962.

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