Ryan Michalesko (@ryanmichalesko.bsky.social)

With death knocking on the EPA’s door, I’m reminded of this collection. In its early days, the agency enlisted photographers to document the state of the country’s environmental problems. “Back then, New York City’s air pollution was so thick that you often couldn’t see the city’s iconic bridges.”

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This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up A snapshot from America before the impact of the EPA and the effects of rules regulating clean water and air were felt. https://www.popsci.com/america-before-epa-photos/

7 months ago