Maria-Elena Giner out as commissioner of US International Boundary and Water Commission
- The Trump administration is addressing raw sewage flowing from Mexico into the U.S., with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin highlighting public health concerns from this issue.
- Zeldin expressed urgency to fix the problem, saying, "It’s been going on for too long, and we have to urgently and deliberately pursue and implement a solution."
- Navy SEAL veterans reported severe health issues linked to contaminated water, with one stating, "Everyone who goes through training is going to get sick."
- Zeldin plans to assess the situation in San Diego, stating, "It is top-of-mind knowing that as this issue persists, more and more Navy SEALs remain at risk of sickness.
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Trump administration replaces commissioner overseeing management of sewage crisis
Maria-Elena Giner, an appointee of former President Joe Biden who is credited with overhauling the underfunded and mismanaged U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission, has been replaced with a President Donald Trump appointee. William “Chad” McIntosh, who was serving as the Environmental Protection Agency’s acting deputy administrator under Administrator Lee Zeldin, has been appointed to lead the binational agency responsible for treatin…
Five Tons of Sewage a Day: Why Lee Zeldin Is Traveling to San Diego for Earth Day
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is flying out to San Diego Tuesday to address a “public health and environmental crisis” regarding sewage on the U.S.-Mexico border on Earth Day. “There is nowhere more important for me to be tomorrow than on the border in California, dealing with this very important public health and environmental crisis,” Zeldin told reporters at a Monday morning news conference ahead of his flight. “For…
Maria-Elena Giner out as commissioner of US International Boundary and Water Commission
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) The top federal official overseeing the sewage dispute between the U.S. and Mexico has left her post. Dr. Maria-Elena Giner posted a resignation letter on her LinkedIn page Monday afternoon, indicating that Chad McIntosh would be the new commissioner for the U.S. Sector of the International Boundary and Water Commission.McIntosh is the EPA's acting deputy administrator. Giner was appointed as IBWC commissioner during the Biden a…
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