In the U.S., place names are standardized by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which is part of the U.S. Geological Survey ... The Hearst Foundations has awarded Washington State University with a ...

Washington's Ice Age glaciers may be dwindling, but these year-round frozen wonders still hold undeniable beauty.

The Indiana Geological and Water Survey at Indiana ... will be developing landslide maps for the state parks in those counties to aid in land management and educational outreach.

Oregon scientists are hoping to help the coastal communities survive a major inundation in various ways. One of those is ...

Google Maps will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America when the US government officially makes the change ...

A map provided by Innergex to Washington state officials shows the location ... critical that the project not impact the biological, geological and cultural resources of the Hanford Reach National ...

Millions of Americans are under weather warnings or advisories today as the U.S. braces for a new winter storm this week. A ...

Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...

Some federal websites, including the White House’s, have already deleted climate information, including reports on resilience ...

State of play: That earthquake was so record-breaking the USGS commemorated its 10th anniversary a few years ago. Within minutes of the earthquake happening, USGS' "Did You Feel It" map had ...

The state legislature chamber voted 46–24 Monday in favor of passing House Joint Memorial 1, calling on the Supreme Court to ...