Subscribe to Science 26 September 2013 3:05 pm , Vol. 341 , #6153 Sequester Takes Uneven Bite From Agency Budgets For nearly a year, research leaders have been warning that the 5% budget cut known as the sequester would have dire... U.S. Carbon Plan Relies on Uncertain Capture Technology A new proposal from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would place tighter limits on carbon dioxide emissions... Government's Start Leaves Scientists Uneasy Scientific leaders in Australia are quietly pleading their case to their new government, hoping to dissuade it from... DNA Sleuths Track C. difficile Infection Routes Patients hit with C. difficile often have violent diarrhea, which spreads the bug easily in unsanitary conditions... Zombie Endocrine Disruptors May Threaten Aquatic Life Many U.S. ranchers implant cattle with the synthetic androgen trenbolone acetate to beef them up, but concerns have... Special News Package: Taming a Mercurial Element Mercury has beguiled people for centuries, but the heavy metal also poses serious health and environmental dangers... With Pact's Completion, the Real Work Begins More than 140 nations will meet next month in Japan to formally adopt the Minamata Convention on Mercury. It calls for... In Minamata, Mercury Still Divides The new global agreement to reduce mercury emissions is named after Minamata, a small seaside town in southern Japan... Gridlock. Lawmakers can’t agree on legislation funding the U.S. government, which appears headed for a shutdown.
The Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate has voted to strip controversial provisions from a measure that would temporarily fund federal operations, setting up a clash with the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives that could result in a partial shutdown of the U.S. government at midnight. But some lawmakers are still hoping to avert a shutdown with a last-minute deal to keep the government open for a short time while the two sides continue to negotiate.
A shutdown would have broad impacts on federal science programs, including halting granting activity at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), forcing most government scientists to stay home, and delaying work on NASA space missions. A small number of federal researchers deemed essential by their agencies would still report to work, such as those involved in caring for patients at NIH’s clinical research center, sustaining animal colonies in research laboratories, or handling weather data seen vital to public safety. Researchers who already have grant money in hand, or work for universities or companies that get money from the federal government, would not be immediately affected.
Science Careers has more on the story here, as do Gizmodo, Space.com, and Fisherynation.com.
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