Metro Atlanta federal office to remain open

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…