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News 23 January 2015

Underground Water Reserves Found in Hawaii's High Country

The newly discovered groundwater resource could be a source of geothermal energy in a place where electricity rates are the highest in the United States.

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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 14 January 2015

Colorado Hydrocarbon Leakage Rates Much Higher Than Reported

Airborne measurements put methane emissions from Colorado's Denver-Julesburg Basin at 12 to 26 tons per hour.

Geology & Geophysics

News 8 January 2015

Ohio Earthquake Directly Tied to Fracking

A small earthquake that occurred in Ohio in 2014 is among the largest earthquakes thought to be induced directly by hydraulic fracturing.

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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Research Spotlight 31 December 2014

Mekong River Dams Could Bring Future Food Security Woes

The rapid development of dams in the Mekong River Basin could pose a threat to future environmental stability.

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology

News 24 December 2014

Miners Left a Pollution Trail in the Great Lakes 6000 Years Ago

Scientists find evidence of ancient copper mining in polluted lake sediments from Isle Royale National Park.

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Climate Change

News 9 December 2014

Report Calls for Balancing Energy Security, Energy Equity, and Environmental Concerns

Report focuses on the energy “trilemma” of energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability.

Climate Change

Research Spotlight 18 November 2014

Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas Fields Detected from Space

Methane hot spots were detected in the atmosphere near North Dakota’s Bakken formation and the Eagle Ford formation in Texas after oil and gas production ramped up starting in 2009.

Science Policy & Funding

News 4 November 2014

Experts Examine Role Scientists Play in Oil Transportation Issues

Scientists and government officials discuss how science can inform decisions related to transporting crude oil.

Climate Change

News 14 October 2014

Energy Industry Executives Call for Looser Government Regulations

Industry executives call for loosening U.S. federal government regulations that they say restrict energy exploration and development.

Science Policy & Funding

News 7 October 2014

Greenland Premier Calls for Balanced Development of Natural Resources

With Greenland confronting environmental and economic challenges, Premier Aleqa Hammond has called for developing natural resources while protecting the environment and dealing with climate change.

Topic Natural Resources

Underground Water Reserves Found in Hawaii's High Country

Colorado Hydrocarbon Leakage Rates Much Higher Than Reported

Ohio Earthquake Directly Tied to Fracking

Mekong River Dams Could Bring Future Food Security Woes

Miners Left a Pollution Trail in the Great Lakes 6000 Years Ago

Report Calls for Balancing Energy Security, Energy Equity, and Environmental Concerns

Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas Fields Detected from Space

Experts Examine Role Scientists Play in Oil Transportation Issues

Energy Industry Executives Call for Looser Government Regulations

Greenland Premier Calls for Balanced Development of Natural Resources

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AGU News

Japan-U.S. Joint Meeting: Geoscience for a Borderless World

What Does U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement Mean?

From AGU Journals

Airborne measurements of western U.S. wildfire emissions: Comparison with prescribed burning and air quality implications

Observations of open-ocean deep convection in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea: Seasonal and interannual variability of mixing and deep water masses for the 2007-2013 Period

A modeling approach to identify the effective forcing exerted by wind on a prealpine lake surrounded by a complex topography

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