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MD-DE-DC WSC Capabilities Sites

MD-DE-DC WSC Capabilities Sites

We’ve created a series of websites, thematically named to characterize our work as our “Capabilities”, working interdependently with a diverse array...

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Mapping Challenge Update (06/25/2020): City / Town Halls in ME, NH, & VT

Mapping Challenge Update (06/25/2020): City / Town Halls in ME, NH, & VT

Approximately 80 edits have come in since this challenge was launched! This includes ~70 new points! Nice work!

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Pavement is contributing sediment to urban streams

Pavement is contributing sediment to urban streams

Dirt, sand, and other particulate material on parking lots and streets is washing off into urban streams, reports a new study by the U.S. Geological...

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NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in ME, NH, & VT

NEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in ME, NH, & VT

TNMCorps Mapping Challenges head to New England with a new challenge for city/town halls in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont!

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Director Chapman introduces "Pennsylvania Waters" newsletter

Director Chapman introduces "Pennsylvania Waters" newsletter

Melinda Chapman, recently appointed Director of the Pennsylvania Water Science Center (previously Assistant Chief of the USGS Office of Groundwater)...

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USGS Characterizes Flow Paths for Movement of PFAS in Groundwater in Southeastern Pennsylvania

USGS Characterizes Flow Paths for Movement of PFAS in Groundwater in Southeastern Pennsylvania

A USGS study characterized groundwater flow paths from possible PFAS sources at three former and active military facilities in southeastern...

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Mineral Resources Program Scientist Dr. Suzanne Nicholson Receives Meritorious Service Award

Mineral Resources Program Scientist Dr. Suzanne Nicholson Receives Meritorious Service Award

Dr. Suzanne Nicholson received the U.S. Department of Interior's second highest honorary award—the Meritorious Service Award— In recognition of her...

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USGS Scientists Find Seafloor Faults Near Puerto Rico Quakes’ Epicenters

USGS Scientists Find Seafloor Faults Near Puerto Rico Quakes’ Epicenters

Most residents of southern Puerto Rico were startled by the sequence of earthquakes that began Dec. 28, 2019 and included a magnitude 6.4 quake on Jan...

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USGS Responds to Spring Flooding

USGS Responds to Spring Flooding

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding across the country as spring weather is in full swing. Warming temperatures, increased...

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Winter 2020 Newsletter

Winter 2020 Newsletter

Annual Cooperators Meeting – Hold the Date!!  Highlights of this newsletter include: EarthMAP, New SuperGage Partnership for the Wabash River in...

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Herring River Water-Quality Data Geonarrative

Herring River Water-Quality Data Geonarrative

This geonarrative explores the availability of water-quality data collected by the Cape Cod National Seashore and U.S. Geological Survey in support of...

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Mercury Bioaccumulation in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Mercury Bioaccumulation in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Despite the prevalence of mercury contamination in the Chesapeake Bay, large-scale patterns of mercury concentrations, and potential risks to fish...

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