Back in 1976, when the United States was celebrating its 200th birthday, the Environmental Protection Agency sealed away a time capsule with a commitment to open it exactly 50 years later — in 2026. That milestone has now arrived, but the agency may not follow through on that decades-old pledge.
The time capsule, buried at the Kennedy Space Center, has become something of a mystery as the anniversary year unfolds, with no clear indication that the EPA plans to honor the promise made half a century ago.
