WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The data collection will be conducted through the USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI), a partnership between the USGS and state geological surveys that is revolutionizing our understanding of the nation's geology and domestic mineral resources, both in the ground and in mine waste. Since 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has advanced scientific inn  more