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Latest Minnesota News Releases

 Presidential Rank Award--Top Federal Honor-- Given to USGS Scientist Martin Goldhaber
Released: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:47:21 EST

 USGS to Host Congressional Briefing on Climate Change and Invasive Species
Released: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:21:33 EST
The USGS will host a congressional briefing on how science can be used to anticipate and address the impacts of climate change and invasive species on the landscape.

 Fish Pesticide May Control Unwanted Round Goby
Released: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 19:38:26 EST
Scientists have discovered that certain chemicals may be useful in slowing the spread of the round goby, an invasive fish species that is threatening parts of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River.

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Latest USGS National News Releases

 USGS to Award $5 Million in Earthquake Research Grants
Released: Fri, 1 May 2009 14:19:43 EST
RESTON, Va. - Five-million dollars in grants and cooperative agreements are being awarded in 2009 for earthquake research to 84 recipients including universities, state geological surveys and private firms, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced today.

 USGS Scientists to Conduct Media Teleconference at 3:00 PM EST on Population Trends for Endangered Humpback Chub
Released: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:49:15 EST

 Measuring Snow with a Bucket, a Windmill, and the Sun? The Government Goes Off the Power Grid in Maine
Released: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 6:58:12 EST
In Maine, government scientists have figured out how to measure snowfall in remote areas with a bucket, a small windmill, and the sun - all the while saving money, energy, and, ultimately helping to save lives.

 Secretary Salazar Announces Recovery Act Funds to Upgrade Earthquake Networks
Released: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 9:50:28 EST

 Historic Flood Crest Flows Down Suwannee River
Released: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:32:33 EST
Record-breaking floodwaters are working their way down Florida's Suwannee River from the Withlacoochee and Alapaha rivers.  Crews from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are in the field measuring the height and volume of water that is rushing downstream.

 USGS Announces 2009 Mineral Research Grants
Released: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 9:00:00 EST

 New USGS Study Documents Rapid Disappearance of Antarctica's Ice Shelves
Released: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 17:34:22 EST
Antarctica's glaciers are melting more rapidly than previously known because of climate change, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report prepared in close collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey.

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Archived Minnesota News Releases
Ground Water Meets Most Federal Standards in Major Eastern U.S. Aquifer Released: 12/20/2006 Many chemicals were detected in ground water from selected areas of the Piedmont Aquifer System (PAS), but concentrations of those chemicals were below drinking-water standards in most cases.
USGS Scientists Tracking Environmental Damage From Floyd...Heavy Flooding Caused Heavy Pollution Released: 9/23/1999 U.S. Geological Survey scientists collect data and determine the amount of environmental damage done by Hurricane Floyd's heavy rains.
Earthquake in North Carolina Released: 6/5/1998 “A minor earthquake, preliminary magnitude 3.2 according to the U.S. Geological Survey, occurred in North Carolina at 10:31 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on June 4.