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  1. USGS Names Michael J. Mac as Director of Columbia Environmental Research Center (created on 12-21-2001)

  2. WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND I BUT WHEN IN THE BAY AREA EARTHQUAKE CYCLE? (created on 12-13-2001)

  3. MELTING GLACIERS TO METHANE GASSES (created on 12-13-2001)

  4. The Spirit of the Season Seen in the General Grant Sequoia, the Nation's Living Christmas Tree (created on 12-13-2001)

  5. Is Salty Groundwater in South Florida's Future? (created on 12-11-2001)

  6. Vanishing Glaciers at San Francisco Meeting (created on 12-10-2001)

  7. Everything But the Carbon Sink (created on 12-10-2001)

  8. FREE MAPS FOR WRAPS CONTINUES AT USGS (created on 12-6-2001)

  9. New Website Chronicles Lewis and Clark's Expedition through North Dakota (created on 12-4-2001)

  10. USGS TO CLOSE SPOKANE MAP SALES OFFICE (created on 12-4-2001)

  11. Past Fire Regime Is Key to Managing Chaparral Fires in Southern California (created on 11-28-2001)

  12. Large River Once Flowed in South Florida (created on 11-8-2001)

  13. There’s Room for Shorebirds Too (created on 11-7-2001)

  14. Answers to Florida Bay Restoration Are Clear as Mud! (created on 11-6-2001)

  15. Crater Makes an Impact on Three Sessions at GSA (created on 11-6-2001)

  16. Energy Sessions Fuel New Science (created on 11-6-2001)

  17. Using LIDAR to Document Coastal Change (created on 11-6-2001)

  18. USGS Talks about America's Coastal Crisis (created on 11-5-2001)

  19. The New Learning Web - Explore the World of Natural Science at USGS (created on 10-29-2001)

  20. USGS TO HOST GIS STUDENT FORUM (created on 10-29-2001)

  21. USGS and FIU Join Forces to Fly (created on 10-29-2001)

  22. MAP OUT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WIN A PRIZE (created on 10-24-2001)

  23. Colorado Plateau Is Focus of Natural Resources Conference (created on 10-23-2001)

  24. USGS Shares Missouri River Science at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Workshops (created on 10-19-2001)

  25. Explore the World of Natural Science - USGS Introduces the New Learning Web (created on 10-15-2001)

  26. What Wildfire Research Tells Us About Fire Risk In California (created on 10-9-2001)

  27. USGS Finds West Nile Virus in Missouri, Arkansas (created on 10-9-2001)

  28. Weeding Things Out in the Arid Southwest (created on 10-4-2001)

  29. USGS HOSTS 'SHOW AND TELL' (created on 10-2-2001)

  30. Chessie the Manatee on a Comeback Tour After 5-Year Hiatus (created on 9-25-2001)

  31. STRONTIUM ISOTOPE ANALYSES REVEAL THE SOURCE OF (created on 9-21-2001)

  32. USGS Names William Seitz as Deputy Regional Director for Alaska and Director of the Alaska Science Center (created on 9-20-2001)

  33. KINSINGER NAMED USGS REGIONAL BIOLOGIST (created on 9-20-2001)

  34. SCIENTISTS FIND THAT FLUID-LIKE FLOW OF ROCK OCCURS BELOW FAULTS FOLLOWING BIG QUAKES (created on 9-7-2001)

  35. USGS Finds West Nile Virus in Chicago-Area Crows (created on 9-5-2001)

  36. USGS Finds West Nile Virus in Wisconsin Crows (created on 8-31-2001)

  37. USGS Helps Native American Schools Go Online (created on 8-23-2001)

  38. Scientists Examine the Seas Our Ancestors Fished to Better Understand Today's Changing Oceans (created on 8-2-2001)

  39. USGS Finds West Nile Virus in Ohio Blue Jay (created on 8-2-2001)

  40. Hyrax Middens Provide Clues to Past Climate Change (created on 8-2-2001)

  41. Grassland Birds and Habitat Fragmentation: The Role of Predators (created on 8-2-2001)

  42. Snake, Eel, Gobe, and Kudzu Invade Capitol Hill for Briefing on Invasive Species (created on 7-18-2001)

  43. USGS Launches New Web Site for Nation's Water Data (created on 7-12-2001)

  44. U.S. Geological Survey Reports Increased U.S. Reliance on Imported Minerals (created on 7-10-2001)

  45. Landsat 5 To Continue Operating (created on 7-6-2001)

  46. Coal and Oil and Gas, Oh My! (created on 6-20-2001)

  47. MICROBES AND THE DUST THEY RIDE IN ON POSE POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS (created on 6-14-2001)

  48. New Map of Colorado National Monument Tells Tales of Fires, Floods and Ancient Man (created on 6-12-2001)

  49. Radon in Blue Ridge Ground Water Among Highest In Nation (created on 6-12-2001)

  50. Fewer California Sea Otters Tallied in Spring 2001 Survey But Population Size Remains Roughly Stable (created on 6-12-2001)

  51. USGS Finds Mixing Between California Spotted Owls and Northern Spotted Owls (created on 6-6-2001)

  52. LARGE SPRING SNOWPACK ON GULKANA GLACIER, ALASKA (created on 6-4-2001)

  53. New Maps/Report by USGS Scientists Show Underwater Features of Crater Lake in Unprecedented Detail (created on 6-1-2001)

  54. Science on the Beach in North Carolina (created on 5-29-2001)

  55. USGS Science Presented at AGU in Boston (created on 5-29-2001)

  56. USGS BREAKS GROUND FOR VOLCANO OBSERVATORY (created on 5-15-2001)

  57. Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Established (created on 5-14-2001)

  58. RECUMBENT PEDALLING BEATS CAR COMMUTE FOR USGS MAPPER (created on 5-11-2001)

  59. Landsat 4/5 Operations to End (created on 5-9-2001)

  60. Coalbed Methane Development and Impacts to be Discussed at USGS Field Conference (created on 5-8-2001)

  61. Three Sisters Show Ground Deformation (created on 5-8-2001)

  62. USGS scientists, in partnership with NASA, Develop New Extreme-Storm Hazards Map (created on 5-4-2001)

  63. Northeastern U.S. Not Immune from Earthquake Dangers, New USGS Map Reveals (created on 4-30-2001)

  64. Team Spawns Rare White Abalone: It's a Girl! It's a Boy! It's 6 Million Baby Mollusks! (created on 4-30-2001)

  65. Colorado River/Grand Canyon Focus of Science Meeting (created on 4-24-2001)

  66. USGS Celebrates Science in the Parks Week, April 22-28, 2001 (created on 4-24-2001)

  67. USGS Issues Wildlife Health Alert for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (created on 4-18-2001)

  68. USGS and Forest Service to Offer One-Stop Shopping for Maps (created on 4-18-2001)

  69. NISQUALLY (SEATTLE) EARTHQUAKE REVIEWED AT SSA MEETING (created on 4-18-2001)

  70. EYE AND EARWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF 1906 EARTHQUAKE (created on 4-17-2001)

  71. Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon Rattled by (created on 4-17-2001)

  72. NEW TOOLS FOR RAPID RESPONSE TO DAMAGING EARTHQUAKES (created on 4-17-2001)

  73. Output from Major Platinum-Group Metals Producer Could Increase (created on 4-16-2001)

  74. FROM 'O6 TO SEATTLE, EARTHQUAKES GETS DISECTED AT SSA MEETING (created on 4-16-2001)

  75. USGS Launches Flood Tracking Website for Red River Basin (created on 4-16-2001)

  76. Spring Rains Help Water Levels (created on 4-12-2001)

  77. President's FY 2002 Budget for USGS -- Contributions to Energy Security and America's Environment (created on 4-9-2001)

  78. USGS Launches New Flood Tracking Website for South Dakota (created on 4-6-2001)

  79. USGS Earthquake Research on Tap For GSA Spring Meeting (created on 4-6-2001)

  80. USGS to Launch New Flood Tracking Website (created on 4-5-2001)

  81. Massive Sunspot May Lead to Geomagnetic Storms (created on 3-30-2001)

  82. USGS Studies Show Extent of Sediment Contamination and Effects of Saltwater in Charles River in Boston (created on 3-30-2001)

  83. CAN’T SEE IT, CAN’T FEEL IT, CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT IT: GROUND WATER (created on 3-28-2001)

  84. USGS Monitors Flooding in Massachusetts and Rhode Island (created on 3-27-2001)

  85. SACRAMENTO RIVER WATER GENERALLY OK --- (created on 3-23-2001)

  86. Reptiles and Amphibians of Coastal Southern California (created on 3-21-2001)

  87. NOT JUST ANOTHER LIBRARY -- AT THE USGS IN MENLO PARK (created on 3-21-2001)

  88. Blackouts Will Not Affect USGS Earthquake Monitoring or Posting of Information (created on 3-21-2001)

  89. Scientists Return to Ancient Impact Crater (created on 3-15-2001)

  90. DESERT TORTOISE COUNCIL TO MEET IN TUCSON (created on 3-14-2001)

  91. National Invasive Weeds Awareness Week 2001 (created on 3-8-2001)

  92. Earthquake Shakes Eastern Tennessee (created on 3-8-2001)

  93. Removal of Obsolete Forest Roads Can Reduce Erosion and Sediment That Impair Salmon-bearing Streams (created on 3-6-2001)

  94. No More Earthquakes Than Usual, But 2001 So Far Is Deadly (created on 3-5-2001)

  95. Science, Mitigation Helped Preserve Seattle during Quake (created on 3-2-2001)

  96. Minor Aftershock hits Seattle (created on 3-2-2001)

  97. USGS Reports Seattle Area Earthquake (created on 3-1-2001)

  98. USGS Study Shows Colorado Plateau Coal Plentiful (created on 2-23-2001)

  99. Twin-engine Airplane to Make Flights Over an Area West of San Antonio, Texas (created on 2-22-2001)

  100. Abrasives to Zirconium–New Report Card on Nation's $429 Billion Minerals Industry (created on 2-22-2001)

  101. USGS Science Supports CALFED's Restoration Plan For the Delta (created on 2-20-2001)

  102. USGS Names Donna Myers to Lead New Focus Area in the Great Lakes (created on 2-16-2001)

  103. High-Tech USGS Maps Being Used to Solve Xiana Mystery (created on 2-7-2001)

  104. Got Fish? Already tired of that holiday gift aquarium? Think before you dump and create an even bigger problem. (created on 1-29-2001)

  105. Crews Working on Oil Spill at USGS HQ in Reston (created on 1-29-2001)

  106. New USGS Map Will Improve Earthquake Hazards Assessment in the Bay Area (created on 1-23-2001)

  107. James R. Balsley, Jr. Awards for Excellence in Technology Transfer Presented (created on 1-19-2001)

  108. Earthquake Shaking -- Find the 'Hotspots' (created on 1-18-2001)

  109. USGS Develops Faster Method for Estimating Streamflows (created on 1-18-2001)

  110. Metal Concentrations Elevated In River Sediments and Fish Tissue From The Clark Fork and Spokane River Basins of Montana, Idaho, and Washington (created on 1-18-2001)

  111. Earthquake Rattles New York City (created on 1-17-2001)

  112. USGS Assumes Responsibility for Landsat 7 Mission Operations (created on 1-12-2001)

  113. Airborne Nitrogen Contributes Pollution to U.S. Estuaries (created on 1-9-2001)

  114. Streamflow to Chesapeake Bay in 2000 Reflects Dry Autumn (created on 1-5-2001)

  115. USGS Model Forecasts Effects Of Selenium (created on 1-4-2001)

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