Shutdown: What's at Stake With Energy and Environment?

National Journal: What areas of energy and environment policy are losing the most with the federal government shutdown?

In the initial days after the government shut down at midnight last Monday, public outrage about America's suddenly shuttered national parks was rampant. In response, House Republicans moved bills to reopen them (and other certain parts of the government, like the National Institutes of Health). But such measures failed to gain traction in the upper chamber, where Senate Democratic leadership refused to negotiate on piecemeal approaches to funding the government.

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