The shutdown of the United States government is affecting all aspects of our society, and the environment is no exception. With less than 10% of The Environmental Protection Agency currently working, more than 60% of environmental projects have been brought to a halt which may cause some very serious problems for the country’s environmental state. The lack of employees on duty is leading to the lack of enforcement on environmental regulations, causing more of these laws to be broken and damaging the environment. Included in these regulations are the ones pertaining to the control of harmful pollutions and greenhouse gases released into the air. Programs such as Energy Star are also experiencing a major slow down, which is affecting their business of helping companies come up with ways to be more “green” with their appliances and buildings. Without these things being enforced, the air is being polluted, and the more energy is being wasted on a daily basis while the government is down.