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The list of closed sites included Yosemite National Park, the National Mall, [49] the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Philadelphia's Independence Hall and City Tavern, [50] Alcatraz, and numerous monuments in Washington D.C. including the Washington Monument and the World War II Memorial. [51]
Units of the National Park System closed during the 2013 federal government shutdown. Shown here is the National Mall. While government shutdowns before 1995–1996 had very mild effects, a full federal government shutdown causes a large number of civilian federal employees to be furloughed. Such employees are forbidden even to check their e ...
Other agencies were affected by the shutdown as follows: Transportation Security Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, [10] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, [11] National Science Foundation, [12] Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, United States ...
The NPS has been "stretched thin" since 2010, with a 20% reduction in park service staff in the last 15 years, Brengel said. "This means that people have to do collateral duties," Brengel said.
A government shutdown could cause ripple effects for travel, including for visitors to national parks. Here's what to know. Can I visit a national park during a government shutdown?
With the U.S. government on the verge of a partial shutdown, a timeline of more than 20 closures since 1976. Timeline of more than 20 U.S. government shutdowns over nearly 50 years Skip to main ...
Full map including municipalities. State, territorial, tribal, and local governments responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with various declarations of emergency, closure of schools and public meeting places, lockdowns, and other restrictions intended to slow the progression of the virus.
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The main pipeline providing water to the Grand Canyon National Park has failed after a series of breaks, leading to a sudden and sweeping shutdown of ...