ISGS in the News
Source: Daily Southtown
Source: WSIL
Coastal geology specialist Robin Mattheus recently discussed Lake Michigan erosion issues with The Chicago Tribune.
Source: The Chicago Tribune
Popular Science asks Scott D. Elrick, the head of the ISGS Coal, Bedrock, and Industrial Minerals Section, how mining marble impacts the environment.
Source: Popular Science
Sallie Greenberg discusses how Illinois' unique geology can be a resource for carbon storage.
Source: The 21st
“It provides a way of additionally removing carbon dioxide from the carbon cycle, which is really what we need to do to reduce the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere,” says Steve Whittaker.
Source: KCUR
ISGS studies and helps Illinois manage erosion along Lake Michigan, particularly at Illinois Beach State Park.
Source: Great Lakes Protection Fund
ISGS Chief Scientist Steve Brown joins WILL's The 21st for a discussion of Lake Michigan erosion.
Source: The 21st
Thanks to zircon fragments found in sandstone found in Southern Illinois, researchers have shown that the Mississippi River began flowing about 70 million years ago.
Source: KFVS
Mark Yacucci, head of the ISGS Geoscience Information Stewardship Section, has been elected to the board of directors of the National States Geographic Information Council.
Source: Geospatial World