Agency most affected by the Govt shutdown?
The EPA. Now operating with only 7% of its workforce.
From Pollution Engineering Magazine:
"The Environmental Protection Agency will close down almost entirely during a shutdown, save for operations around Superfund sites.
The EPA will furlough over 93 percent of its 16,205 employees, operating with fewer than 7 percent of its employees, according to guidance issued by the agency.
The Agency will almost entirely cease issuing licenses and permits, which may cause delays for companies seeking to build or expand facilities. The agency will stop working on new policies in areas such as air pollution and renewable fuels.
If you were looking for data on the state of the economy, you’ll have to wait until after the “federal funding hiatus.” That could be a good thing, since one estimate in circulation suggests the cost to the U.S. economy of the failure by Congress to approve a funding bill is over $400 million per day."
Whole article here:
http://www.pollutionengineering.com/articles/88533-government-shutdown-crushes-epa