STAFF! WRITER! ELLEN! CUSHING! theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

The US will soon learn how bad its PFAS crisis is. But Maine has already begun to look—and is waking up to a nightmare. For The Atlantic I spoke to a family realizing they drank toxic water for 30 years, and what it may have cost them. Maine is a warning: theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

Must-read. I didn't realize this: organic milk producers can't give their animals antibiotics, and apparently many of them resort to horrible quack cures like packing eye infections with salt.

New, from me:
If you are interested in administrative burdens in public services:
*May 7 event at McCourt School Georgetown University, featuring Annie Lowrey
*new research on measuring how people experience burdens and why they tolerate them
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/counting-the…

Pennsylvania stole 12 years from CJ Rice and locked him up for a crime he could not have committed. On Monday a judge and the DA acknowledged the injustice. He is now free and exonerated and needs help re-starting his life. Please help if you can! gofundme.com/f/help-an-inno…

I wrote about immersive art / interactive exhibits / rave caves / trip traps / why concerts look so cool now / why my kids' room looks like Shibuya Crossing (it's the LEDs) theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Nick's a writer's editor - a true joy to work with, so good with ideas, so good with copy. I really wish this industry were better. twitter.com/NickBaumann/st…

People (mostly) spend what they can afford on housing. Lots of folks are priced out of the location or type of place they want. That frustration / pressure doesn't show up in statistics like these. twitter.com/Noahpinion/sta…

We're in a housing crisis. Where's HUD? theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

another weird dc cost thing: lot of UMC parents paying the full, proper taxes for domestic workers, bc of security clearances / being in or up for a confirmed position twitter.com/MattZeitlin/st…

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Waiting for mortgage rates to drop to buy a house? So is everyone else. Me on why it's not going to be a buyers' market for a very, very long time: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…