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Media Advisory: Pacific Climate Workshop Focuses on Drought

Media Advisory: Pacific Climate Workshop Focuses on Drought

U.S. Geological Survey scientists who study trends in climate change will be presenting the results from new studies at a workshop held in Pacific...

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USGS Marks 136 Years of Science for America

USGS Marks 136 Years of Science for America

Recognizing that fundamental knowledge of the land is essential for an effective government and a productive economy, the 45th Congress and President...

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What Happens to the Water? Assessing Water Quality in Areas with Hydraulically Fractured Oil and Gas Wells

What Happens to the Water? Assessing Water Quality in Areas with Hydraulically Fractured Oil and Gas Wells

More data and research are necessary to best understand the potential risks to water quality associated with unconventional oil and gas development in...
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Plenty of Potash, but Some Regions Lack Low Cost Sources for Crop Production

Plenty of Potash, but Some Regions Lack Low Cost Sources for Crop Production

While the earth contains enough potash to meet the increased global demand for crop production and U.S. supplies are likely secure, some regions lack...

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Wildlife Researchers to Give Public Close-Up, Real-Time View of Big Game Fieldwork

Wildlife Researchers to Give Public Close-Up, Real-Time View of Big Game Fieldwork

LARAMIE, WY — Seeking insights to help moose, elk, mule deer and bighorn sheep populations, researchers from the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming...
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Science-Based Mitigation Techniques Benefit Greater Sage-Grouse

Science-Based Mitigation Techniques Benefit Greater Sage-Grouse

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Greater sage-grouse nests found in natural gas development areas where mitigation actions were taken to minimize development impacts...
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Using Every Drop of Information: the Open Water Data Initiative

Using Every Drop of Information: the Open Water Data Initiative

“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink,” intoned the fictional Ancient Mariner as he looked hopelessly over an empty ocean.

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New Interactive Flood Warning Maps for the Blue River Basin in Kansas and Missouri

New Interactive Flood Warning Maps for the Blue River Basin in Kansas and Missouri

A new interactive online tool to improve flood warnings and emergency management is now available in selected parts of Johnson County, Kansas, and...

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Alaska Climate Science Center Designer to Receive International Vizzie Award

Alaska Climate Science Center Designer to Receive International Vizzie Award

Kristin Timm, a designer with the Interior Department's Alaska Climate Science Center and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Scenarios Network for...

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Lake Okeechobee Seepage Barrier May Have Changed Salinity in Portions of Aquifer

Lake Okeechobee Seepage Barrier May Have Changed Salinity in Portions of Aquifer

The first section of a seepage barrier designed to prevent catastrophic failure of the 143-mile Herbert Hoover Dike around Lake Okeechobee, Florida...

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What’s on the Menu for Arctic Polar Bears?

What’s on the Menu for Arctic Polar Bears?

Twenty years ago, biologists could pretty much describe a polar bear’s diet in two words: ringed seals.

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USGS Identifies Areas with Critical Mineral Resource Potential in North-Central Alaska

USGS Identifies Areas with Critical Mineral Resource Potential in North-Central Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska. — New maps highlighting areas with potential for placer gold and five other critical mineral deposit types in the Bureau of Land...

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