ALBANY, New York, Aug. 5 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Lower Hudson Valley, Upper Hudson Valley, Eastern Lake Ontario, Central and Western New York Regions * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. James McDonald are issuing an Air Quality Health Advisory for fine particulate mat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from the U.S. Geological Survey, prepared in cooperation with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, details peak streamflow trends in Montana and northern Wyoming. The document, titled 'Peak Streamflow Trends in Montana and Northern Wyoming and Their Relation to Changes in Climate, Water Years 1921-2020,' was authored by Steven K. Sando, Nancy A. Barth, Roy Sando, and Katherine J. Chase. It is published as Scientific Investigations  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article: * * * U.S. Obesity Rate Changes Differ for Rural and Urban Areas, as Well as Across Regions By Mariah Ehmke and Brandon J. Restrepo Highlights * Despite a slight decline in the U.S. overall obesity rate from March 2022-2023 to March 2023-2024, rural obesity rates rose 0.5 percentage points during the same time. * The U.S. obesity rates in rural areas were higher than urban rat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a report with a positive assessment of petroleum resources. A fact sheet, 'Assessment of Continuous Oil and Gas Resources in the Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Formation in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming and Colorado, 2024,' was prepared by the National and Global Petroleum Assessment team. The document, Fact Sheet 2025-3025, was issued in June 2025. The report identifies undiscovered, technically recoverable   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued a document titled 'National and Global Petroleum Assessment--An Estimate of Undiscovered, Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources Underlying Federal Lands of the Onshore United States, 2025.' Authored by Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, and the National and Global Oil and Gas Assessment Project Federal Lands Resource Allocation Team, the report, designated as Fact Sheet 2025-3032, allocates mean volumes of oi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) document titled 'Assessment of Conventional and Continuous Oil and Gas Resources in the Mowry Composite Total Petroleum System in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah, 2024' reports the agency's findings on undiscovered hydrocarbon reserves. Authored by the Mowry Shale Assessment Team, including Jane S. Hearon, Christopher J. Schenk, and others, the report--Fact Sheet 2025-3023--details a geologic assessmen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a document detailing the methods used to collect and analyze fish tissue from Lake Koocanusa, a reservoir receiving mine wastes from British Columbia, Canada. The report, titled 'Preparation and Analysis Methods for Fish Tissue Collected from Lake Koocanusa, Montana,' was authored by a large team led by Travis S. Schmidt. It is designated as Open-File Report 2025-1034 and was issued by the U.S. Department of the Inter  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study, "The Feasibility of Using Lidar-Derived Digital Elevation Models for Gravity Data Reduction," explores a more cost-effective and efficient way to process gravity data. Traditionally, gravity data reduction relies on expensive, submeter-accurate differential global navigation satellite system (dGNSS) equipment to acquire elevation measurements. This report, however, investigates whether publicly available lidar-derived dig  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey have released 'Hydrologic Budgets and Water Availability of Six Bedrock Aquifers in the Black Hills Area, South Dakota and Wyoming, 1931-2022,' a report issued in 2025. This publication, Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5067, was authored by Colton J. Medler, Todd M. Anderson, and William G. Eldridge in cooperation with the Western Dakota Regional Water System. The study updates hydrologic bud  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report provides an in-depth analysis of the hydrogeology and groundwater quality at the Jackson Hole Airport (JHA) in Wyoming. The document, 'Hydrogeology and Groundwater Quality in the Snake River Alluvial Aquifer at Jackson Hole Airport, Wyoming, 2011-20,' was prepared in cooperation with the Jackson Hole Airport Board and was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey as Scientific Investigations Report  more