A U.S. Geological Survey effort to find underground deposits of clean energy metals has gotten bipartisan support.

Low-level helicopter flights are planned over areas of Upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin to image geology using airborne ...

Areas in Southern California slowly sliding toward the ocean. Heavy rainfall and erosion are most likely to blame for the slow-moving landslides that are pushing the Palos Verdes ...

Researchers at the USGS tested 1,200 public and domestic wells nationwide to generate a first-of-its-kind interactive map of water contamination with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Now, a new state law inspired by the mishap is aimed at preventing a repeat of the errors found to have contributed to it, including the use of outdated geological data and a wall design ill-suited to ...

The Central Valley is experiencing the most severe land dropping in the state, with the earth sinking up to 8 inches annually as a result of groundwater extraction during the drought, according to ...

The toxic legacy of Cold War uranium mining and milling has shattered lives, destroyed homes and created a pollution problem for an entire region.

“ODNR continues to revise and develop its aquifer mapping to ensure Ohioans are prepared for the future,” Division of ...

Discover the impact of forever chemicals on groundwater in the United States and the health risks associated with PFAS ...

Almost everywhere, this bedrock is fractured due to the many geological processes the rocks have endured since they formed between 360 and 650 million years ago. The fractures in the rock provide the ...

Newsweek could not independently verify this report. A map produced by the Institute for the Study of War, showing assessed Russian and Ukrainian control of territory in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk ...

Even after multiple wet winters, and despite a state law that’s supposed to protect and restore the state’s precious groundwater, thousands of wells — mostly in rural, low-income communities in the ...