The USGS has revealed than around 71 to 95 million Americans may rely on groundwater supplies with detectable levels of PFAS.

A new map from the U.S. Geological Survey shows nearly all of the Adirondack Park is susceptible to mass movements of earth.

Using laser scans and GPS cameras, accurate down to one inch, the U.S. Geological Survey has so far mapped more than 600 ...

A new method provides highly accurate continental-scale landslide susceptibility maps that are being used in the aftermath of ...

A recent study found that many New Yorkers on public water supply sourced from groundwater could have PFAS in their water.

Many people in the U.S. may be drinking water with "forever chemicals" in it, according to a  U.S Geological Survey ...

Dozens of powerful, fast-moving landslides carved deep scars into the hills and valleys around Buncombe County amid the fury ...

Environmentalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Wallace Stegner once famously wrote, “National parks are the best idea we ...

Delaware Geological Survey's David Wunsch reflects on geological career, impact of UD and DGS on the First State ...

Approximately 71 to 95 million people in the Lower 48 states -- more than 20% of the country's population -- may rely on groundwater that contains detectable concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

There are about 100 geo-heritage sites, out of which 32 have been recognised as National Geological Monuments. Unlike archaeological sites, there is no legislation to protect geo-heritage sites.

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