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EcoNews is a quarterly newsletter highlighting ecosystems science and activities coming out of our Science Centers, Cooperative Research Units, and Climate Adaptation Science Centers across the Nation.
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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...
President’s 2016 Budget Proposes $1.2 Billion for the USGS
The President’s fiscal year 2016 budget request for the U.S. Geological Survey is $1.2 billion, an increase of nearly $150 million above the FY 2015...
New and improved science tools can help managers and researchers evaluate current threats and develop management strategies to protect and restore the...
Culprit Identified in Decline of Endangered Missouri River Pallid Sturgeon
BOZEMAN – Pallid sturgeon come from a genetic line that has lived on this planet for tens of millions of years; yet it has been decades since anyone...
Polar Bears Shifting to Areas with More Sea Ice — Genetic Study Reveals
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In a new polar bear study published today, scientists from around the Arctic have shown that recent generations of polar bears are...
Urban Stream Contamination Increasing Rapidly Due to Road Salt
Average chloride concentrations often exceed toxic levels in many northern United States streams due to the use of salt to deice winter pavement, and...