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National

How Is The Shutdown Affecting America? Let Us Count The Ways

Posted on January 10, 2019 · From TSA agents and Coast Guard personnel, to climate researchers and artists, the lives and work of many Americans are being complicated by the ongoing partial government shutdown.

News

Open Or Closed? Here’s What Happens In A Partial Government Shutdown

Posted on January 19, 2018 · The mail will get delivered, Social Security checks will go out, and the National Park Service says it will try to keep parks accessible if there is a shutdown. But most federal agencies would close.

Energy & Environment

Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Latest Texas Haze Rule

Posted on December 18, 2017 · The new plan gives Texas power plants alternatives to installing costly emissions controls