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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A newly published study from the U.S. Geological Survey explains how salinity in the Upper Colorado River Basin has changed...

Meet the five USGS scientists who served as coordinating lead authors for the Fifth National Climate Assessment. 

When water temperatures drop below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, it can mean life or death for Endangered Species Act-protected sea turtles. But scientists...

U.S. mineral production contributed more than 105 billion dollars to the U.S. economy in 2023—a 4 billion dollar increase over 2022—according to the...

Reston, Va. — A new USGS report, co-produced with the Havasupai Tribe, identifies exposure pathways posed by uranium mining in the Grand Canyon...

The report provides specific and comprehensive reclamation guidance for surface oil and gas exploration and development. 

A new nationwide study by USGS scientists provides additional scientific evidence that pesticides are likely negatively impacting aquatic invertebrate...

Anchorage, AK- A recent effort by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has identified 43 different landslides in the Prince Williams Sound that showed...

New 1:100,000-scale OnDemand Topo maps now available in topoBuilder application.

Over $6 million in funding will support the USGS goal of nationwide high-resolution 3D data coverage.