Budget Sequester: Environmental Effects Could Include Layoffs And Regulation Shortfalls
Posted: 03/01/2013 7:52 am EST
The federal budget sequester took effect on March 1 with a number of likely environmental impacts. With $1.2 trillion in cuts over the next decade and $85 billion through the end of the fiscal year in September, layoffs and difficulties in enforcing the nation’s environmental regulations are expected.
The National Parks Service is slated to lose over $100 million, which, according to Mother Jones, would also cost local economies millions of dollars in economic activity.
Disaster relief funding will also be impacted, explains Mother Nature Network. The White House said that funding for firefighting, along with state and local emergency management positions will be cut. Continue reading “Budget Sequester: Environmental Effects Could Include Layoffs And Regulation Shortfalls”
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