News Releases

End of an Era: Landsat 7 Decommissioned After 25 Years of Earth Observation

USGS offers funding to states to find critical minerals in mine waste

Projects will support data collection needed to evaluate mine waste as a potential source of critical minerals

USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Hosston and Travis Peak formations along the Gulf Coast

35.8 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered gas, 14 months' supply for the nation

USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Texas' Maverick Basin

11 trillion cubic feet of gas and 366 million barrels of oil estimated in the Western Gulf Basin Province

USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Wyoming, southern Montana

47 million barrels of oil estimated to remain in upper Paleozoic Reservoirs of the Wind River, Bighorn and Powder River regions