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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Geological Survey scientists will deploy to the active South Fork and Salt fires today to increase water data transmission...

Rapid City, S.D. — U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring record flooding in parts of South Dakota following intense rainfall.  

Lafayette, La.– U.S. Geological Survey scientists found increases in elevation may be an indicator of wetland loss, and published these findings in a...

Reporters: Do you want to accompany a USGS field crew as they measure flooding? Please contact Jennifer LaVista or James Fallon.  

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is now soliciting proposals for fiscal year 2024 cooperative agreements with the Alaska Division of...

“Future major offshore earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest, which could be similar to the 2011 M 9.1 earthquake in Japan, underscore the importance...

PEMBROKE, NH — The first national estimates of naturally occurring lithium in groundwater that can be used for drinking water were recently published...

RESTON, Va. — The autumn and winter ranges of three species of economically important dabbling ducks have shifted since the 1960s according to new...

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is now soliciting proposals for fiscal year 2024 cooperative agreements with state geological surveys...

RESTON, Virginia — The USGS estimates there are 1.8 billion barrels of oil and 119.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in undiscovered accumulations...