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Latest USGS North Carolina News Releases

Presidential Rank Award -- Top Federal Honor -- Given to USGS Deputy Director Robert Doyle
Released: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:45:32 EST

Man-Made Chemicals Found in Drinking Water at Low Levels
Released: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST

Media Advisory: Learn More about Water in Your Community
Released: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:23:13 EST
Education activity for local students to learn from water experts about the water resources in the Triangle area. Activities will include hands-on experiments.  Students will see, touch, and try on specialized gear used during water testing; and play interactive games to build and test their water knowledge.

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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.

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Archived North Carolina News Releases

Do Triangle Area Water Supplies Contain Emerging Contaminants?
Released:7/5/2007
For years, North Carolina water suppliers have dealt with conventional pollutants, such as excessive nitrogen and phosphorus, sediment, and fecal bacteria. Local utility managers for the Triangle Area partnered with the USGS to investigate the occurrence of these substances in rivers and reservoirs that supply raw water.

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