Huffington Post reports:
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says the agency will “effectively shut down” unless Congress approves stopgap funding by Oct. 1.
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy says the agency won’t be able to pay employees. She says only a core group of people will remain on duty in case the EPA has to respond to a “significant emergency.” The vast majority of employees will stay home.
That means that most of EPA’s functions, like drafting regulations and enforcing laws to protect the environment, will likely remain stalled until government operations fully resume.
Wow, they are easier to get rid of than one would have thought! Bye!
Gina, please don’t tease us like that! We know you don’t really mean to keep your promises.
May they all ride bicycles back to their homes.
“The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says the agency will “effectively shut down” unless Congress approves stopgap funding by Oct. 1.”
This is actually cheering news! (h/t Phil Jones at UEA).