Among the federal offices swept up in the DOGE cuts was the U.S. Geological Survey’s office in Norcross, which monitors flooding and water pollution around the Southeast. Environmentalist groups such as Chattahoochee Riverkeeper urged lawmakers to push for its reinstatement, pointing out its importance in monitoring rivers for things like E. coli contamination, as well as in providing real-time data on water levels, important for bridges and dams. The feds decided to keep the office open, leaving its future RISING…
Meteorite lands in Georgia
On Thursday afternoon many Georgians noticed a blaze of light flash across the sky. It wasn’t a bird or a plane – it was a meteorite plummeting to earth. And starting on Friday a very specific breed of tourists descended on the state; meteorite hunters. Armed with rare mineral magnets, the hunters searched fields and construction sites in and around West Forest, in Henry County, searching for chunks of space rock that can be sold for more than $100 a gram. Dozens of chunks have been found and more remain, leaving meteorite hunters RISING…
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