The Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 2
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1437/of2007-1437_text.pdf
Predicts a major earthquake in California is virtually assured within the next 30 years. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
Mount St. Helens, Washington Eruption 2004 to Current
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/Eruption04/framework.html
News, features, photos, and background information on the volcano from the 1980 major eruption through the 2004 minor eruption. From the U.S. Geological Survey
Factors Affecting … Selected Contaminants in Ground Water from the Piedmont Aquifer System
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5104/
Analysis of the quality of the ground water from the aquifer system which supplies drinking water to Virginia and many other eastern states. Full title is Factors Affecting Occurrence and Distribution of Selected Contaminants in Ground Water from Selected Areas in the Piedmont Aquifer System, Eastern United States, 1993-2003. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
Scientific Inventory of Onshore Federal Lands' Oil and Gas Resources …
http://www.blm.gov/epca/phase2/text/full_text.pdf
Provides estimates of the amount of oil and natural gas resources on federal lands and the extent and nature of restrictions and impediments to their development. This phase II inventory is a comprehensive review covering 11 geologic provinces across the U.S. From the Bureau of Land Management.
Implementation Plan for the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program
http://energy.usgs.gov/PDFs/2006426-DO%20Data%20Preservation%20Report%20final%20101306.pdf
Envisions a national network of cooperating state and federal geoscience materials and data repositories operated independently but guided by common standards, procedures and protocols for metadata. The holdings of all collections would be accessible through an Internet-based National Digital Catalog. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
Reported Historic Asbestos Mines, Historic Asbestos Prospects, and Natural Asbestos Occurrences in t
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1189/
Map and dataset which provide information about 331 sites where asbestos occurs naturally in the Eastern U.S. Includes data on location, mineralogy, geology, and relevant literature for each site. From the U.S. Geological Survey
Reported Historic Asbestos Prospects and Natural Asbestos Occurrences in the Central United States
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1211/
Map and dataset which provide information about 26 sites where asbestos occurs naturally in the Central U.S. Includes data on location, mineralogy, geology and relevant literature for each site. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
