The title block for the State of Illinois aeronautical charts in the 1980s is fantastic.

Long live libraries. Long live historic maps.

America's Children and the Environment | US EPA America's Children and the Environment is EPA's report presenting national indicators and related information on the environment and children's health.

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Trump is cutting the EOA's program to mitigate children's exposure to environmental hazards, such as lead contamination.

For what it’s worth, when I spent years in Afghanistan and Iraq, the most powerful thing I ever saw was USAID digging wells & repairing schools. The most effective power we will ever have.

Waffle House is placing a surcharge on every egg it sells | CNN Business The soaring price of eggs has forced Waffle House to add a temporary surcharge on customers’ orders.

This didn't happen during the Biden administration. Egg surcharges at Waffle House? Thanks Trump.
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Did you know? It is so difficult to regulate chemicals in the U.S. that the EPA did not feel in the 1970s that there was sufficient evidence of the threat of leaded gasoline to the public health to ban it. Leaded gas was only banned because it interfered with catalytic convertors, NOT health effects

It's "abandon your cars" bad in Metro Atlanta right now, so don't go anywhere.

Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵

In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.

We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.

with @julianachueri.bsky.social
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The movie Nickel Boys is extraordinarily moving and an extremely evocative and innovative piece of filmmaking. Highly recommend.

ERM agrees to acquire Newfields Environmental Division to enhance core environmental services ERM has agreed to acquire the Environmental Division of NewFields Companies. The acquisition will expand ERM’s existing technical and strategic offerings in remediation and environmental services, enh...

It's been one of the blessings of my life to work for 20 years at the company my dad founded in 1995.

So it's with some sadness I announce that NewFields is being acquired by ERM. But I am also super excited about continuing working with this fantastic team.

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14-inch, fully transforming Lego Optimus Prime. Excellent Christmas gift.