Shutdown would shutter EPA, chief says

By Julian Hattem - 09/23/13

A government shutdown would effectively close the doors at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the agency’s administrator warned on Monday. Speaking at a breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor, EPA chief Gina McCarthy said that a potential government shutdown “will mean that EPA effectively shuts down.” “The vast majority of people at EPA will not be working,” she said. “I think it’s safe to say that I will be, but beyond that I don’t have the details.” The warning comes as lawmakers in the House and Senate debate legislation that would keep the government running past the end of September, when current funding will run out. Read more:

My Take - Well, at least the nation would be safe for a while.