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USGS

USGS Touts Potential Oil and Gas Resources Beneath Public Lands in Updated Survey

Environmentalists worry the report will be used to justify an increase in drilling without justifiable demand.

By Jake Bolster

Pumpjacks operate on public land leased to oil and gas developers in Wyoming. Credit: BLM Wyoming
USGS scientists take streamflow measurements along the Mississippi River in St. Louis. This information is critical in making flood predictions and response plans. Credit: Jennifer LaVista/USGS

USGS Water Data Centers May Soon Close, Threatening States’ Water Management

By Wyatt Myskow

U.S. Geological Survey scientist Sasha Reed studies how changing temperatures and precipitation patterns affect soil and ecosystems. Credit: Jennifer LaVista/USGS

Trump Budget Would 'Reduce or Eliminate' Access to Important Data, USGS Warns

By Bob Berwyn

Mass Walrus Migration in Alaska, from Melting Ice to Dry Land

By Guest Writer

America's National Parks: Canaries in the Climate Change Coal Mine

By Leslie Berliant

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