Climate Politics
How a Government Shutdown Would Slow US Climate Efforts
Delays could impact long-term federal disaster assistance and guidance on corporate tax breaks for clean energy.
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The US government is days away from potentially shutting down, a move that would impact public access to many national parks and could hamper the country’s ability to respond to the climate crisis.
As of Friday morning, Congress had yet to agree on a spending bill for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. A short-term bipartisan deal negotiated in the Senate was not taken up by the House. The last government shutdown, at the end of 2018, lasted 35 days and caused $3 billion in permanent losses, according to the Congressional Budget Office.