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A new interactive web application illustrates how groundwater, sediment compaction and land-elevation change are related in the Houston-Galveston...

Larger-than-average low and no oxygen area may affect the region’s shrimp fisheries

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

Decades or longer may be needed to fully assess the effects of unconventional oil and gas production on the quality of groundwater used for drinking...

In 2016, these five states led the pack in mineral production, accounting for about one third of the total mineral production value for the entire...

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

The new “Water On-the-Go” mobile app gives the public easy access to current conditions in streams across Texas. This product was developed by the U.S...

A better understanding of sediment and freshwater flow into Galveston Bay is now available from a new U.S. Geological Survey report, done in...

Small variations in the density of the earth’s crust—undetectable to humans without sensitive instruments—influence where earthquakes may occur in the...

New Report Marks 40 Years of Subsidence Investigations