U.S. Geological Survey

Mission: The USGS serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life. Vision: USGS has become a world leader in the natural sciences thanks to our scientific excellence and responsiveness to society's needs.

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Source Category:

• Government Agency (US)

Articles:

• An Estimate of Undiscovered Conventional Oil and Gas Resources of the World, 2012
  April 19, 2012 02:51
• Wet Deposition Samples Prior to and Following the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant Incident
  February 22, 2012 19:51
• Mineral Commodity Summaries 2012
  January 31, 2012 15:16
• Baseline and Projected Future Carbon Storage and Greenhouse-Gas Fluxes in the Great Plains Region of the United States
  December 10, 2011 20:08
• Projected Evolution of California’s San Francisco Bay- Delta-River System in a Century of Climate Change
  November 3, 2011 13:26
• Strengthening the Scientific Understanding of Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Resources of the United States
  October 4, 2011 21:46
• Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Devonian Marcellus Shale of the Appalachian Basin Province
  August 28, 2011 14:41
• PAGER reading on Earthquake in Virginia
  August 24, 2011 19:54
• Fallen Leaves, Precipitation Add Similar Amounts of Mercury to the Environment
  August 9, 2011 21:06
• Landsat Satellites Track Continued Missouri River Flooding
  July 20, 2011 22:25
• U.S. Production of Selected Mineral Commodities In the First Quarter 2011
  July 15, 2011 18:09
• Red Knots and Horseshoe Crabs Knotted Together
  July 6, 2011 02:32
• Native Bees are Selective about Where They Live and Feed
  June 28, 2011 15:12
• Human Activities Produce More Carbon Dioxide Emissions Than Do Volcanoes
  June 16, 2011 16:15
• Preparing for the Great ShakeOut Drill: Handbook Offers Vital Earthquake History and Preparedness Information to Central U.S. Residents
  May 3, 2011 15:35
• Tohoku Earthquake Affects Mineral Supplies
  March 31, 2011 18:12
• Rare Earth Elements in U.S. Not So Rare
  November 25, 2010 18:47
• USGS Oil and Gas Resource Estimates Updated for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA)
  November 3, 2010 14:51
• Glaciers Retreating in Asia
  August 31, 2010 11:58
• Manufacturing Facilities Release Pharmaceuticals to the Environment
  June 10, 2010 14:10