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USGS awards $2.5 million to state geological surveys for mine waste projects

USGS awards $2.5 million to state geological surveys for mine waste projects

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey announced today it has awarded approximately $2.5 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure...

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Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin

Media Alert: Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin

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

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USGS invests in geologic data collection across southeastern Wyoming

USGS invests in geologic data collection across southeastern Wyoming

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey has announced it will invest approximately $2.8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect...

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Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology over parts of Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas

Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology over parts of Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas

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

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Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology of Sioux Falls, larger tri-state region

Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology of Sioux Falls, larger tri-state region

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

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Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology over parts of Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa

Media Alert: Low-level airplane flights to image geology over parts of Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa

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

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Critical mineral mapping across regions of Nebraska, Kansas underway thanks to Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments in Earth MRI

Critical mineral mapping across regions of Nebraska, Kansas underway thanks to Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments in Earth MRI

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey recently announced it will invest about $1.3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to collect high...

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Media Alert: Low-level fixed-wing, helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina

Media Alert: Low-level fixed-wing, helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina

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

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Pathology Case of the Month - Mountainous Star Coral

Pathology Case of the Month - Mountainous Star Coral

History: A mature mountainous star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) within the Florida Reef tract was observed to be losing tissue with a dark, pigmented...

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Dragonflies Reveal Surprising Insights into Mercury Pollution

Dragonflies Reveal Surprising Insights into Mercury Pollution

A new study has unveiled surprising findings about mercury pollution: where it comes from and how it moves through the environment varies...

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USGS Measures Historic Flooding Across the Upper Midwest

USGS Measures Historic Flooding Across the Upper Midwest

Rapid City, S.D. — U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring record flooding in parts of South Dakota following intense rainfall.  

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USGS Measures Flooding Across Eastern Minnesota

USGS Measures Flooding Across Eastern Minnesota

Reporters: Do you want to accompany a USGS field crew as they measure flooding? Please contact Jennifer LaVista or James Fallon.  

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