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Latest Minnesota News Releases

 Determining Rivers Vulnerable to Asian Carp Spawning in the Great Lakes Basin
Released: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:00 EDT

 USGS to Receive New Great Lakes Research Vessel
Released: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:00:00 EDT
The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a contract last Friday for the construction of a large research vessel for Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior to Burger Boat Company of Manitowoc, Wis.

 Upcoming Airborne Surveys To Track Potential Mineral and Water Resources in Parts of Iowa and Minnesota
Released: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:41:04 EDT
U.S. Geological Survey scientists plan to conduct the first comprehensive, high-resolution airborne survey to study the rock layers under a region of northeastern Iowa and southeastern Minnesota, starting December 2012 and lasting through January 2013.

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Latest USGS National News Releases

 NOAA, Partners Predict Possible Record-setting Deadzone for Gulf of Mexico
Released: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:39:56 EDT

 Determining Rivers Vulnerable to Asian Carp Spawning in the Great Lakes Basin
Released: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:00 EDT

 Naturally Occurring Methane Found in Some Sullivan County Water
Released: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 9:30:00 EDT

 Instant Bacteria Forecasts Available for Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Released: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:02:35 EDT

 Scientists Find Clues in Cases of Fish Virus Found in Coastal Washington Steelhead
Released: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT

 Measuring Landscape Disturbance of Gas Exploration in Somerset and Westmoreland Counties
Released: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:40:46 EDT

 Not So Constant: Atomic Weights Changed for Five Chemical Elements
Released: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:19:11 EDT
Standard atomic weights for chemical elements have commonly been considered as constants of nature, along with the speed of light and the attraction of gravity. Hold on to your Newtonian hat and prepare for the possibility of elementary nuances.

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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.