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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 ...
The U.S. has 425 national parks, which bring in millions in revenue every day. A government shutdown would grind that whole economy to a halt.
A four-day commemoration of the centennial of Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego, California had been planned for October 11–14, but it was cancelled due to the partial shutdown of United States government functions. The park rescheduled the centennial event to coincide with the annual "Fort Rosecrans Goes to War," a tribute to San Diego ...
Some states petitioned the Department of Interior to use state funds to reopen operations of specific popular National Park Service areas in October for tourists. Utah Governor Gary Herbert wired $1.67 million to the Department of Interior to reopen eight national parks in Utah for at least 10 days.
The U.S. could see a federal government shutdown as soon as this weekend. Congress has days to reach a deal and avert ripple effects for millions of Americans beginning Oct. 1. Those could include ...
The longest shutdown was also the most recent: The government shut down for 34 full days from Dec. 21, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019. During that shutdown, national parks remained open, but trash started ...
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 ...
Many business owners located in communities around California's nine national parks, including Yosemite, fear that a potentially long shutdown would turn off tourists who are the lifeblood of ...