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A | An office at the Department of Homeland Security that helps detect biological and chemical weapons could shutter if Congress doesn't fund it by December -- an increasingly likely possibility as Republicans on Capitol Hill struggle to select a speaker.The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office at the Department of Homeland Security, which is the one-stop shop for the department's detection and research of biological weapons, will close if not funded by December because of language put into the initial development of the office in 2018.Some of the capabilities of the office include supporting large events like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with radiological detection devices and supporting state and local governments with nuclear detection devices."This is a highly charged environment, and the threat environment is complex and it is complicated," Mary Ellen Callahan, the assistant secretary for countering weapons of mass destruction, told reporters at DHS headquarters on Thursday. "The CWMD office was created to have the subject matter expertise to be able to address a multitude of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats and to go and help support those who are the first responders, who are really the canaries in the coal mine, so to speak, and to help support the homeland."The office she oversees is the only one that looks at "state, local, tribal, territorial aspect of response to nuclear threats," she said.For example, the programs that partner with 14 major cities to detect and prepare a response for nuclear events would go away, Callahan said.Officials within the office said budgetary constraints could cause a strain for those cities."They would have to recreate [the CWMD office] and spend resources that they don't presently have," one DHS official said.Callahan told reporters that lawmakers are on board with legislation for the office to continue it is just about how to get it done in time before the office is terminated."It's a complicated congressional environment," she said.Much House business -- including appropriating funds to government agencies -- has come to a grinding halt following the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. After House Republicans twice rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker, it appears there will be a third floor vote, although the timing is not yet clear.。 8月26日，黄龙国家级风景名胜区管理局发布关于牦牛闯入黄龙景区五彩池事件的情况通报。 8月25日，网传牦牛闯入黄龙五彩池引发关注。我局立即组建专班开展处置核查，现将情况通报如下： 8月25日15时11分，景区巡护人员发现4头牦牛进入五彩池区域，随即温和引导驱离，15时22分牦牛全部离开该区域，无人员受伤，游览秩序正常。经核查，系上游禁牧围栏遭人为破坏所致，已向景区派出所报案，案件正在调查。经地质专家现场评估：牦牛扰动造成局部水体短时浑浊，为短期可逆影响，水体藻类预计一周内恢复；钙华本体结构扰动轻微，轻微创面可通过自然沉积数月内完成修复。此次事件暴露出管护工作存在短板，我们诚恳向公众致歉。下一步将全面排查防护设施，强化巡护值守，完善应急处置预案，严防同类事件重演。近日，四川阿坝，网友发布视频，黄龙风景区内五彩池有牦牛闯入。对此，黄龙风景区工作人员回复，是牧民的牦牛把牛圏打开闯入的，景区工作人员第一时间已驱赶牦牛，五彩池有上千年的历史了，牦牛进来不会对五彩池造成破坏污染。