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Water Levels to be Measured in 1,400 Southern Idaho Wells

Water Levels to be Measured in 1,400 Southern Idaho Wells

Water levels to be measured in 1,400 southern Idaho wells

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Media Alert: The USGS Announces Low-Level Helicopter Flights in Nevada and Oregon

Media Alert: The USGS Announces Low-Level Helicopter Flights in Nevada and Oregon

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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President Proposes Nearly $1.8 Billion for USGS Science in FY 2024

President Proposes Nearly $1.8 Billion for USGS Science in FY 2024

Science investments focus on landscape-scale issues, natural disasters and critical minerals while preparing tomorrow’s workforce

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USGS-Engineered Tripod Allows Study of Deep-Sea Oceanographic Processes

USGS-Engineered Tripod Allows Study of Deep-Sea Oceanographic Processes

Staff from the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility engineered a Free Ascent Tripod (FAT) for deployment in deep-sea...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geochemistry surveying in western Rockies

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geochemistry surveying in western Rockies

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and a coalition of state geological surveys are investing about $525,000, to conduct geochemical...

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New research informs dredging efforts at Columbia River mouth, conserving valuable resource

New research informs dredging efforts at Columbia River mouth, conserving valuable resource

A new study that examines sediment transport adjacent to the Columbia River Mouth incorporates both physical observations and modeling techniques to...

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Saline Lakes Stakeholder Workshop Meeting Materials

Saline Lakes Stakeholder Workshop Meeting Materials

In fall 2022, the Saline Lakes Team held three two-day virtual workshops to identify stakeholder science priorities for the Great Basin terminal lakes...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Idaho

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Idaho

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Idaho Geological Survey are investing about $300,000, to conduct detailed geologic mapping and...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map critical mineral resources in Nevada and Oregon

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps map critical mineral resources in Nevada and Oregon

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in partnership with Nevada and Oregon officials, announces more than $1.45 million has been awarded...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law supports critical minerals research in Washington State

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law supports critical minerals research in Washington State

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey announced today that, thanks to substantial funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, it...

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USGS Media Alert: Low-level flights to image 3D geology in northeastern Washington state

USGS Media Alert: Low-level flights to image 3D geology in northeastern Washington state

Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne...

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David Applegate Sworn In as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey

David Applegate Sworn In as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey

This release was originally shared by the Department of the Interior. 

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