EPA implements its shutdown plan

[Eugene]

Source: CBS/AP

EPA implements its shutdown plan

UPDATED ON: DECEMBER 29, 2018 / 11:03 AM / CBS/AP

Washington -- The effects to the public of the partial government shutdown grew as the Environmental Protection Agency, which had the money to function a week longer than some agencies, implemented its shutdown plan at midnight Friday night.

EPA spokeswoman Molly Block said many of the agency's 14,000 employees were being furloughed, while disaster-response teams and certain other employees deemed essential would stay on the job.

"Due to a lapse in appropriations, EPA websites will not be regularly updated," said a notice Saturday morning on EPA.gov. "In the event of an environmental emergency imminently threatening the safety of human life or where necessary to protect certain property, the EPA website will be updated with appropriate information."

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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-trump-trade-blame-as-shutdown-enters-second-week/

[CrispyQ]

1. How easy will it be to not bring some of it back up again, once the gov is funded?

I hate what he's doing.



Those buildings have taken some major hits.

[marylandblue]

3. Fortunately, it would be difficult not to bring everybody back.

If he wanted to fire people, he would have to go through a reduction-in-force process, which is complicated and gives people opportunities to find other government jobs, so savings are limited. Also it would require budget or program cuts which even the Republicans in Congress don't want.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Does everyone understand putin ORDERED this?

[marylandblue]

4. Seems more like Ann Coulter ordered it.

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. LOL

and true