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New Maps Predict Areas of Elevated Radon, Uranium in New Hampshire’s Groundwater

New Maps Predict Areas of Elevated Radon, Uranium in New Hampshire’s Groundwater

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists have produced statewide maps that show where elevated concentrations of radon and uranium may occur in New...

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Deicing New England’s Roads, Parking Areas, and Walkways is Changing the Region’s Water Quality

Deicing New England’s Roads, Parking Areas, and Walkways is Changing the Region’s Water Quality

New England winters are synonymous with low temperatures, snowfall, and freezing rain. And, unless you plan on staying cozied up by the fire for the...

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New Brochure Informs Public about Merrimack River Watershed Monitoring

New Brochure Informs Public about Merrimack River Watershed Monitoring

The USGS New England Water Science Center has created an informational brochure about the current water-quality monitoring taking place in the...

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Scientists Discover Significant Critical Minerals Potential in Northern Maine

Scientists Discover Significant Critical Minerals Potential in Northern Maine

RESTON, Va.— A team of state and federal scientists have discovered an area in northern Maine that is high in critical mineral resources, highlighting...

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Remembering Hurricane Sandy Ten Years Later

Remembering Hurricane Sandy Ten Years Later

USGS New England Water Science Center staff deployed storm-tide sensors and rapid deployment gauges ahead of Hurricane Sandy – and measured high water...

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First Study to Track a Wild Bird Known to Have Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

First Study to Track a Wild Bird Known to Have Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

LAUREL, Md. — For the first time, scientists have tracked the movement of a wild bird known to be infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza in...

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Scituate Reservoir Watershed Sees Rise in Chloride and Sodium

Scituate Reservoir Watershed Sees Rise in Chloride and Sodium

An increase in chloride and sodium concentrations were detected throughout the Scituate Reservoir watershed, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey...

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New Map Identifies Optimal Stream Reaches for Endangered Atlantic Salmon

New Map Identifies Optimal Stream Reaches for Endangered Atlantic Salmon

The new web application uses certain environmental parameters to show which stream reaches in Maine may have deeper, colder waters that are ideal...

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Provisional Data Detects Record-Low Streamflows from Drought

Provisional Data Detects Record-Low Streamflows from Drought

Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts had the second, tenth, and 16th driest Julys, respectively, since 1895, according to the National Centers...

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