Introduction
United States Geological Survey (USGS) provide science about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods, the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on, the health of our ecosystems and environment, and the impacts of climate and land-use change. Our scientists develop new methods and tools to enable timely, relevant, and useful information about the Earth and its processes.
Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the U.S. Geological Survey has evolved over the decades, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. The USGS is the sole science agency for the Department of the Interior. It is sought out by thousands of partners and customers for its natural science expertise and its vast earth and biological data holdings.
ll of USGS news releases are available through RSS and topic-based USGS social media accounts.
News: Citizen Science
USGS News: Coasts
USGS News: Information Systems https://www.usgs.gov/topics/8/news/feed
USGS News: Maps and Mapping https://www.usgs.gov/topics/9/news/feed
USGS News: Methods and Analyses https://www.usgs.gov/topics/10/news/feed
Energy & Wildlife (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/143/news/feed
USGS News: Biology https://www.usgs.gov/topics/1/news/feed
USGS News: Science Technology https://www.usgs.gov/topics/16/news/feed
USGS News: Natural Hazards https://www.usgs.gov/topics/12/news/feed
USGS News: Planetary Science https://www.usgs.gov/topics/15/news/feed
USGS News: Water https://www.usgs.gov/topics/17/news/feed
USGS News: Featured Stories https://www.usgs.gov/news/149250/feed
USGS News: National News Releases https://www.usgs.gov/news/149248/feed
USGS News: Technical Announcements https://www.usgs.gov/news/149249/feed
USGS News: Oceans https://www.usgs.gov/topics/13/news/feed
USGS CoreCast (Podcast) https://www.usgs.gov/podcasts/audio/158006/feed.xml
USGS CoreFacts (Podcast) https://www.usgs.gov/podcasts/audio/158036/feed.xml
USGS News: Everything We’ve Got https://www.usgs.gov/news/all/feed
Landsat Missions (News) https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/322/news/feed
Columbia River Research Laboratory (CRRL) News https://www.usgs.gov/labs/386/news/feed
Marrowstone Marine Field Station (MMFS) News https://www.usgs.gov/labs/387/news/feed
Fish Health Program (FHP) News https://www.usgs.gov/labs/389/news/feed
Klamath Falls Field Station (KFFS) https://www.usgs.gov/labs/390/news/feed
Coral Microbial Ecology Laboratory News https://www.usgs.gov/labs/392/news/feed
Bird Banding Laboratory News https://www.usgs.gov/labs/393/news/feed
California Volcano Observatory News https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/353/news/feed
Cascades Volcano Observatory News https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/354/news/feed
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory News https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/355/news/feed
3D Elevation Program News https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/362/news/feed
Coastal Changes and Impacts News https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/347/news/feed
Emergency Operations Portal News https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/310/news/feed
EROS CalVal Center of Excellence (ECCOE) News https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/323/news/feed
Fire Danger Forecast News https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/343/news/feed
Geological Materials Repository News https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/384/news/feed
National Digital Trails News https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/363/news/feed
National Geospatial Technical Operations Center News https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/294/news/feed
National Hydrography News https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/296/news/feed
NGP Standards and Specifications News https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/293/news/feed
Office of Science Quality and Integrity News https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/170/news/feed
Office of Tribal Relations News https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/329/news/feed
The National Map Corps https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/299/news/feed
Youth and Education in Science News https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/337/news/feed
Deep Sea Exploration, Mapping and Characterization News https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/437/news/feed
Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection News https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/419/news/feed
Mississippi River News https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/415/news/feed
Subduction Zone Science News https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/431/news/feed
Kīlauea News https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/47/news/feed
Clear Lake Volcanic Field News https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/52/news/feed
Kama‘ehuakanaloa News https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/48/news/feed
Haleakalā News https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/45/news/feed
Hualālai News https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/46/news/feed
Mammoth Mountain News https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/43/news/feed
Mauna Loa News https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/51/news/feed
Mauna Kea News https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/50/news/feed
Mount Shasta News https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/44/news/feed
USGS Publications https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/service/rss
Volcanoes (Current Alerts for U.S.) http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/rss/vhpcaprss.xml
Water Project Alerts http://water.usgs.gov/alerts/project_alert.xml
USGS News: Climate https://www.usgs.gov/topics/4/news/feed
USGS News: Energy https://www.usgs.gov/topics/6/news/feed
USGS News: Geology https://www.usgs.gov/topics/7/news/feed
USGS News: Minerals https://www.usgs.gov/topics/11/news/feed
USGS News: Employee in the News https://www.usgs.gov/news/149247/feed
USGS News: Science Snippets https://www.usgs.gov/news/149246/feed
USGS News: State News Releases https://www.usgs.gov/news/149245/feed
USGS News: Alaska https://www.usgs.gov/states/171/news/feed
USGS News: Illinois https://www.usgs.gov/states/190/news/feed
USGS News: Indiana https://www.usgs.gov/states/191/news/feed
USGS News: Iowa https://www.usgs.gov/states/192/news/feed
USGS News: Kentucky https://www.usgs.gov/states/500/news/feed
USGS News: Michigan https://www.usgs.gov/states/193/news/feed
USGS News: Upper Midwest Water Science Center https://www.usgs.gov/centers/303/news/feed
USGS News: Missouri https://www.usgs.gov/states/195/news/feed
USGS News: Nebraska https://www.usgs.gov/states/196/news/feed
USGS News: North Dakota https://www.usgs.gov/states/197/news/feed
USGS News: Ohio https://www.usgs.gov/states/198/news/feed
Floods News https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/122/news/feed
EarthMRI News https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/426/news/feed
Drought News https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/403/news/feed
Landslide Hazards (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/158/news/feed
Mineral Resources Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/150/news/feed
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/137/news/feed
National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/138/news/feed
National Geospatial Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/139/news/feed
National Land Imaging Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/309/news/feed
Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) News https://www.usgs.gov/programs/135/news/feed
Science and Decisions Center (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/151/news/feed
Science Application for Risk Reduction (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/159/news/feed
Status and Trends Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/146/news/feed
Toxic Substances Hydrology Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/152/news/feed
USGS Library (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/136/news/feed
Volcano Hazards Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/161/news/feed
Water Availability and Use Science Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/276/news/feed
Wildfire Hazards (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/162/news/feed
Wildlife Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/148/news/feed
Administration (News) https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/164/news/feed
Wildland Fire Science News https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/418/news/feed
Remote Sensing Phenology News https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/420/news/feed
Reducing Risk News https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/428/news/feed
Monitoring Vegetation Drought Stress https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/422/news/feed
Land Use Land Cover Modeling News https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/425/news/feed
Laboratories News https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/435/news/feed
USGS Eyes on Earth (Podcast) https://www.usgs.gov/podcasts/audio/158018/feed.xml
USGS Outstanding in the Field https://www.usgs.gov/podcasts/audio/158035/feed.xml
Core Science Systems (News) https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/124/news/feed
Ecosystems (News) https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/125/news/feed
Energy and Minerals (News) https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/127/news/feed
Natural Hazards (News) https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/128/news/feed
Water Resources (News) https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/129/news/feed
Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian (News) https://www.usgs.gov/regions/385/news/feed
Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (News) https://www.usgs.gov/regions/367/news/feed
Region 3: Great Lakes (News) https://www.usgs.gov/regions/368/news/feed
Region 4: Mississippi Basin (News) https://www.usgs.gov/regions/369/news/feed
Region 5: Missouri Basin https://www.usgs.gov/regions/370/news/feed
Region 6: Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas-Gulf https://www.usgs.gov/regions/371/news/feed
Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin https://www.usgs.gov/regions/372/news/feed
Region 8: Lower Colorado Basin (News) https://www.usgs.gov/regions/373/news/feed
Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest (News) https://www.usgs.gov/regions/374/news/feed
Region 10: California-Great Basin https://www.usgs.gov/regions/375/news/feed
Region 11: Alaska https://www.usgs.gov/regions/376/news/feed
Region 12: Pacific Islands (American Samoa, Hawaii, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) (News) https://www.usgs.gov/regions/377/news/feed
California Water Science Center (News) https://www.usgs.gov/centers/307/news/feed
Central Energy Resources Science Center https://www.usgs.gov/centers/226/news/feed
Chesapeake Bay Activities https://www.usgs.gov/centers/283/news/feed
Colorado Water Science Center (News) https://www.usgs.gov/centers/228/news/feed
Community for Data Integration (CDI) News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/340/news/feed
Earthquake Science Center (News) https://www.usgs.gov/centers/361news/feed
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (News) https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/439/news/feed
Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO) News https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/356/news/feed
Idaho Water Science Center (News) https://www.usgs.gov/centers/239/news/feed
Kansas Water Science Center (News) https://www.usgs.gov/centers/241/news/feed
Land Subsidence in California (News) https://www.usgs.gov/centers/338/news/feed
Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/238/news/feed
National Wildlife Health Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/245/news/feed
Nebraska Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/246/news/feed
Nevada Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/247/news/feed
New England Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/248/news/feed
New Jersey Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/249/news/feed
New Mexico Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/250/news/feed
New York Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/251/news/feed
Oregon Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/255/news/feed
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/256/news/feed
Pennsylvania Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/258/news/feed
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/262/news/feed
Utah Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/264/news/feed
Washington Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/265/news/feed
Western Ecological Research Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/266/news/feed
Western Geographic Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/268/news/feed
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/269/news/feed
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/271/news/feed
Landsat 8 Scenes (GeoRSS) – Latest http://landsat.usgs.gov/landsat/rss/Landsat8_C1.rss
Landsat 8 – Bias Parameter Files (BPF) http://landsat.usgs.gov/bpf.rss
Landsat 8 – Response Linearization Look Up Tables (RLUT) https://landsat.usgs.gov/landsat/rlut/rlut_c1_rss.php
Landsat 8 – Calibration Parameter Files (CPF) https://landsat.usgs.gov/cpf.rss
Landsat 7 – Calibration Parameter Files (CPF) http://landsat.usgs.gov/L7CPFRSS.rss
Landsat 5 – Calibration Parameter Files (CPF) http://landsat.usgs.gov/L5CPFRSS.rss
Landsat 4 MSS – Calibration Parameter Files (CPF) http://landsat.usgs.gov/L4MSSCPFRSS.rss
Landsat 3 MSS – Calibration Parameter Files (CPF) http://landsat.usgs.gov/L3MSSCPFRSS.rss
Landsat 2 MSS – Calibration Parameter Files (CPF) http://landsat.usgs.gov/L2MSSCPFRSS.rss
Landsat 1 MSS – Calibration Parameter Files (CPF) http://landsat.usgs.gov/L1MSSCPFRSS.rss
Landsat 5 TM Bumper Mode http://landsat.usgs.gov/BumperModeRSS.rss
Landsat 5 MSS – Calibration Parameter Files (CPF) http://landsat.usgs.gov/L5MSSCPFRSS.rss
National Innovation Center (News) https://www.usgs.gov/centers/345/news/feed
National Minerals Information Center (News) https://www.usgs.gov/centers/244/news/feed
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center https://www.usgs.gov/centers/252/news/feed
Denver Microbeam Laboratory (News) https://www.usgs.gov/labs/291/news/feed
Laboratory for Infection Disease and the Environment (News) https://www.usgs.gov/labs/351/news/feed
National Water Quality Laboratory (News) https://www.usgs.gov/labs/288/news/feed
Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab (News) https://www.usgs.gov/labs/378/news/feed
Reston Microbiology Laboratory (News) https://www.usgs.gov/labs/330/news/feed
Spectroscopy Lab (News) https://www.usgs.gov/labs/304/news/feed
Climate Adaptation Science Centers (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/132/news/feed
Climate Research and Development Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/133/news/feed
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/153/news/feed
Contaminant Biology Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/352/news/feed
Cooperative Research Units (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/140/news/feed
Earthquake Hazards Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/155/news/feed
Emergency Management (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/160/news/feed
Energy Resources Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/149/news/feed
Environments Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/141/news/feed
Fish & Wildlife Disease (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/145/news/feed
Fisheries Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/142/news/feed
Gap Analysis Project (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/349/news/feed
Geomagnetism Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/156/news/feed
Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/275/news/feed
Invasive Species Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/144/news/feed
Land Change Science Program (News) https://www.usgs.gov/programs/131/news/feed
Landsat Imagery (GeoRSS) – Recent Terrain-Corrected Images http://landsat.usgs.gov/Landsat_L1T.rss
Landsat 7 Scenes (GeoRSS) – Latest http://landsat.usgs.gov/landsat/rss/Landsat7_C1.rss
Volcano Hazards Program: Last 7 days—Volcano Updates (includes Mariana Islands) http://volcano.wr.usgs.gov/rss/vhpcaprss.xml
Southwest Biological Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/259/news/feed
Western Fisheries Research Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/267/news/feed
PIERC News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/280/news/feed
Virginia and West Virginia News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/285/news/feed
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center News Feed https://www.usgs.gov/centers/260/news/feed
Alaska Science Center (News) https://www.usgs.gov/centers/223/news/feed
Arizona Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/224/news/feed
Astrogeology Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/225/news/feed
Central Midwest Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/300/news/feed
Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC) News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/229/news/feed
Dakota Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/287/news/feed
Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS) News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/230/news/feed
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/232/news/feed
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC) News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/234/news/feed
Geologic Hazards Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/235/news/feed
Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/227/news/feed
Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/236/news/feed
Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/237/news/feed
USGS News: South Dakota https://www.usgs.gov/states/199/news/feed
USGS News: Wisconsin https://www.usgs.gov/states/200/news/feed
USGS News: Connecticut https://www.usgs.gov/states/172/news/feed
USGS News: Delaware https://www.usgs.gov/states/173/news/feed
USGS News: District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) https://www.usgs.gov/states/278/news/feed
USGS News: Maine https://www.usgs.gov/states/174/news/feed
USGS News: Maryland https://www.usgs.gov/states/175/news/feed
USGS News: Massachusetts https://www.usgs.gov/states/176/news/feed
USGS News: New Hampshire https://www.usgs.gov/states/177/news/feed
USGS News: New Jersey https://www.usgs.gov/states/178/news/feed
USGS News: New York https://www.usgs.gov/states/179/news/feed
USGS News: Pennsylvania https://www.usgs.gov/states/180/news/feed
USGS News: Rhode Island https://www.usgs.gov/states/181/news/feed
USGS News: Vermont https://www.usgs.gov/states/182/news/feed
USGS News: Virginia https://www.usgs.gov/states/183/news/feed
USGS News: West Virginia https://www.usgs.gov/states/184/news/feed
USGS News: Idaho https://www.usgs.gov/states/185/news/feed
USGS News: Montana https://www.usgs.gov/states/186/news/feed
USGS News: Oregon https://www.usgs.gov/states/187/news/feed
USGS News: Washington https://www.usgs.gov/states/188/news/feed
USGS News: Wyoming https://www.usgs.gov/states/189/news/feed
USGS News: Hawaii https://www.usgs.gov/states/203/news/feed
USGS News: California https://www.usgs.gov/states/201/news/feed
USGS News: Nevada https://www.usgs.gov/states/204/news/feed
USGS News: Alabama https://www.usgs.gov/states/205/news/feed
USGS News: Arkansas https://www.usgs.gov/states/206/news/feed
USGS News: Florida https://www.usgs.gov/states/207/news/feed
USGS News: Georgia https://www.usgs.gov/states/208/news/feed
USGS News: Louisiana https://www.usgs.gov/states/209/news/feed
USGS News: Mississippi https://www.usgs.gov/states/210/news/feed
USGS News: North Carolina https://www.usgs.gov/states/211/news/feed
USGS News: Puerto Rico https://www.usgs.gov/states/212/news/feed
USGS News: South Carolina https://www.usgs.gov/states/213/news/feed
USGS News: Tennessee https://www.usgs.gov/states/214/news/feed
USGS News: U.S. Virgin Islands https://www.usgs.gov/states/215/news/feed
USGS News: Arizona https://www.usgs.gov/states/216/news/feed
USGS News: Colorado https://www.usgs.gov/states/217/news/feed
USGS News: Kansas https://www.usgs.gov/states/218/news/feed
USGS News: New Mexico https://www.usgs.gov/states/219/news/feed
USGS News: Oklahoma https://www.usgs.gov/states/220/news/feed
USGS News: Texas https://www.usgs.gov/states/221/news/feed
USGS News: Utah https://www.usgs.gov/states/215/news/feed
NOROCK News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/253/news/feed
Fort Collins Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/279/news/feed
Pacific Islands Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/257/news/feed
South Atlantic Water Science Center News https://www.usgs.gov/centers/273/news/feed