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Past News Items:

Oct14
USGS Center to be located on the Nova Southeastern University

Aug03
Everglades Restoration: Agriculture Affected by South Florida Program?, by Alfredo Flores, Agricultural Research Magazine

17Aug03
State water wars pit North vs. South, by Bob Arndorfer, Gainesville Sun

28July03
Aqua farms grow into $100 million industry in Florida, by Cara Buckley, The Miami Herald

16July03
MANATEES: Strong protection is necessary, by Judith Vallee, "Letters from Editors", Jacksonville Times-Union

30June03
Looking for a Solution...What's Causing Blindness in Alligators?, by Greg Harman, The Sun Herald

22June03
Growth imperils Peck Sink, by Dan DeWitt, St. Petersburg Times

15June03
Water in Silver Springs sees decline in quality, Gainesville Sun

30May03
Whooping Cranes Making Themselves at Home in Fla., by Tom Palmer, The (Lakeland) Ledger

17Apr03
Spoonbill Mystery, by Janet Zink, St. Petersburg Times

15Apr03
Sunlight Can Convert Disinfectant Into Dioxin, Environment News Service

19Mar03
The Global Transport of Dust, by Dale W. Griffin, Christina A. Kellogg, Virginia H. Garrison, and Eugene A. Shinn, American Scientist

09Jan17
Rangers declare zone for manatees, by Karen Voyles, Gainesville Sun

01Jan03
Rains close parts of bay to oyster harvesting, by Bruce Ritchie, Tallahassee Democrat

24Dec02
When Mistletoe Attacks: Investigating a Forest Parasite, by John Roach, National Geographic News

04Sept02
Cumulative study lacks phosphate impact, by Greg Martin, Venice Gondolier

23Aug02
Lake lovers' hopes rise at last, by Josh Zimmer, St. Petersburg Times

19Aug02
Where phosphate calls Florida home, by Steve Reilly, Port Charlotte Sun Herald

01Aug02
FIU unveils bold new web application, 'TerraFly', Florida International University Magazine

19July02
Florida's Dr. Snakehead is making a house call, by Rona Kobell, Baltimore Sun

19July02
Depths detail bay's beginnings, by Craig Pittman, St. Petersburg Times

19July02
To settle the phosphate fight, editorial, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

10July02
Scientists probe whale death, by Debi Hughes-Gouvellis, Port Charlotte Sun Herald

29June02
Watering Ban Details Coming To Mailboxes, by Diane Pertmer and Ted Byrd, The Tampa Tribune

27June02
Panel Boosts Interior's Role In Everglades Restoration, by Michael Grunwald, The Washington Post

26June02
An Environmental Reversal of Fortune - The Kissimmee's Revival Could Provide Lessons for Restoring the Everglades, by Michael Grunwald, The Washington Post

May02
Stack The River Odds In Your Favor: Taking advantage of USGS river-flow information can help paddlers plan safe and enjoyable trips, by Jeffrey R. Deacon, Richard G. Kiah, and Michael J. Brayton, Canoe and Kayak Magazine

21May02
Wave damage more a threat than storm surge, by Tom McLaughlin, Florida Freedom Newspapers

13Mar02
What's in that Water? - USGS Releases First Nationwide Look at Pharmaceuticals, Hormones and Other Organic Contaminants in U.S. Streams, USGS Press Release

11Feb02
District to allow Peace to flow at 6 inches, by Greg Martin, Sun-Herald

11Dec01
Is Salty Groundwater in South Florida's Future?, USGS News Release

08Nov01
Landsat 7 allows reef watchers to document degradation, by Environmental News Network

10Oct01
World Disaster Reduction Day, Statement by USGS Director Chip Groat

02Oct01
Tropical Storm Gabrielle Brings Much-Needed Rainfall to the Florida Peninsula, USGS News Release

25Sept01
Chessie the Manatee on a Comeback Tour After 5-Year Hiatus, USGS News Release

09Sept01
Plans for geology building get bigger, by Lennie Benmnett, St. Petersburg Times

09Sept01
Deadly dust 'brought foot and mouth here', by Robin McKie, Guardian Unlimited

Jul-Aug01
A New Day Dawns in the Everglades, Audubon Magazine

23July01
Scientists' manatee criteria ignored, by Craig Pittman, St. Petersburg Times

12July01
USGS Launches New Web Site for Nation's Water Data, USGS News Release

14June01
Out of Africa: bacteria, fungi, viruses, by David Ballingrud, St. Petersburg Times

14June01
Long Distance Dust, by Ned Potter, ABCNews.com

14June01
Microbes and the Dust they Ride in on Pose Potential Health Risks, USGS News Release

11June01
Memorial to Garald G. "Jerry" Parker, Sr. (1905-2000)

30May01
Drought, Naturally, from Greening Earth Society

29May01
Rising sea-level will swallow some coastlines, but not all, by Claude Morgan, Environmental News Network

28May01
Study finds algae-produced toxins in drinking water, Naples Daily News

April-June01
Water levels Dropping, Drought or Withdrawals, by Jim Lee, Currents (Friends of the Wekiva River, Inc.)

4May01
USGS scientists, in partnership with NASA, Develop New Extreme-Storm Hazards Map, USGS News Release

28Mar01
Georgia opposes aquifer storage, by Craig Pittman, St. Petersburg Times

15Feb01
Eeeeek! The eels are coming, by Jeff Klinkenberg, St. Petersburg Times

09Feb01
Researchers tag manatees in hopes of learning about their travel habits, by Eric Staats, Naples Daily News

22Jan01
USGS News Release: Nutrients, mercury, and pesticides are implicated in water-quality degradation in the Everglades and other southern Florida Basins

13Jan01
Manatee swims off with ropes, by Barbara Behrendt, St. Petersburg Times

15Dec00
Airborne nitrogen contributes pollution to U.S. estuaries, USGS press release

07Dec00
Dedication and thanks to Aaron Higer, South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force

18Dec00
Christmasberry--Bah humbug and a seasonal "don't" this time of year, USGS press release

07Dec00
2000 Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (G.E.E.R.) Science Conference: Defining Success

06Oct00
The USGS Celebrates Earth Science Week in Florida

21Sept00
Sea-level rise, by Claude Morgan, Environmental News Network

05Sept00
What's in the wind, by David Ballingrud, St. Petersburg Times

27July00
St. Johns Water Management District moves into new facility, by Judy Berman, Florida Today

19-23June00
Sinkholes to the Rivers Below, produced by Kevin Pierce, aired June 19-23 on The Florida Environment Radio Program, for public radio.

09May00
USGS national map shows where and to what extent arsenic occurs in ground water across the nation

03May00
Ocala Water Quality Services Unit Chief Selected

10May00
May 7-13 is National Ground Water Awareness Week.

27April00
Methylmercury contamination of fish in South Florida

10April00
Miami Subdistrict Chief Selected

16March00
Bayboro research efforts to expand - by Bryan Gilmer, St. Petersburg Times

08March00
Desert storms threaten coral

06March00
USGS Scientists Find New Population of Asian Swamp Eels in South Florida

02Mar00
USGS to exhibit at National Science Teachers' Association Convention

10Feb00
March 22, 2000 is World Day for Water

10Nov99
Selection of Florida District Chief

27Aug99
USGS Scientists Continue to Monitor Dennis' Approach - Carolinas,
Georgia, Florida Make Preparations

28June99
Many Contaminants Found in our Nation's Streams

19Apr 99
Florida District Chief Retires

3Sept 98
USGS Scientists Provide Hurricane Earl Information

12July98
Lost lake found, by Chase Squires, St. Petersburg Times

28May 98
New Primer on Central Florida Lakes Available