State News Releases

May is Volcano Preparedness Month in Washington state, providing residents an opportunity to become more familiar with volcanic risk in their...

Scientists have discovered that the diversity of a threatened native trout species will likely decrease due to future climate change. 

Working directly with resource managers to produce science and tools to address effects of climate change on the nation’s biological resources should...

Mountaintop mining is reducing the number of forest-dependent songbirds in areas adjacent to reclaimed mining sites while increasing the number of...

Groundwater quality has not substantially changed since 2007 recharge activities began in the Equus Beds aquifer in Kansas, according to a new study...

Water availability in the middle San Pedro watershed in southeast Arizona is strongly dependent on climate and water use, according to a new water...

May 18th marks the 35th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens and the onset of volcanic activity from 1980 to 1986.  In commemoration, the U...

Everyone knows that California is “earthquake country,” but it is also “volcano country.” The most recent large volcanic eruption in California was...

A recent study comparing historic water quality from the Monongahela River Basin in West Virginia found little change in the groundwater and few...

Once devoid of fish and most other aquatic life, central Idaho’s Panther Creek has mostly recovered from years of mining-related pollution according...