How the federal shutdown will affect Californians

But the FAA said 11,000 other employees will be furloughed, according to Reuters.

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NEARLY 90% of EPA workers will be furloughed as a result of the shutdown.

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Industry experts warn a prolonged shutdown could result in longer TSA lines, flight delays and cancellations.

“When federal employees who manage air traffic, inspect aircraft and secure our nation’s aviation system are furloughed or working without pay, the entire industry and millions of Americans feel the strain,” the A4A said in a statement.

TSA officials said staff is prepared to continue screening 2.5 million passengers a day, but “an extended shutdown could mean longer wait times at airports.”

Amtrak has also said train service will continue.

According to the VA, medical facilities and clinics will remain open and operate normally. Burials will continue as well along with various benefits and educational programs.

But some services will be affected, including:

■ Transition program assistance and career counseling

™ Call centers closed

■ Cemetery ground maintenance

™ Benefit regional offices closed

™Some outreach services.

Nearly 90% of Environmental Protection Agency staff will be furloughed; only 1,732 of 15,166 employees will report to work, according to the agency’s most recent shutdown contingency plan, issued in September.

Immediate environmental hazard work is likely to continue, but longer-term efforts such as research, permitting, writing new rules and pollution enforcement will largely freeze.

Many activities will halt, including research and the publication of research results, and the issuance of new grants, contracts and permits, according to the agency. Critically, civil enforcement inspections — onsite visits to facilities to check their compliance with environmental regulations —will also cease.

Whether cleanup work at hazardous waste areas known as Superfund sites will continue will be decided case by case.