The federal government reversed its decision to close a government office in Norcross, Georgia, that monitors flooding and water pollution around the state.
The U.S. Geological Survey’s office in Norcross was one of Georgia’s federal offices slated to have its lease cancelled, according to the Department of Government Efficiency’s wall of savings.
The federal government never explained what the fate would be for programs run at that office, such as sewage pollution monitoring. The office houses the South Atlantic Water Science Research Center, which covers Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
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