US EditionTrump and Maryland Governor Wes Moore Battle over Potomac River Sewage Spill Response
President Trump blames Maryland Governor Wes Moore for mismanagement after a 200 million-gallon sewage spill into the Potomac River, ordering FEMA to lead federal response.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump ordered federal authorities to coordinate the response and 'immediately provide all necessary Management, Direction, and Coordination,' after criticizing Maryland officials over the sewage spill.
- On Jan. 19, a 72-inch Potomac Interceptor sewer line collapsed, releasing more than 200 million gallons into the Potomac near Glen Echo, Maryland; the 1960s-era pipe is part of DC Water and runs under National Park Service oversight.
- Researchers and regulators warned of contamination across the region as University of Maryland researchers detected high levels of fecal bacteria, while D.C. Department of Energy and Environment urged residents to avoid river contact.
- Maryland officials said they were on site within hours, accused the Trump administration of shirking responsibility, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency deferred a legislative briefing, citing DC Water and Maryland leading the response.
- A video inspection earlier this month found a large rock dam about 30 feet from the breach requiring treatment, while emergency repairs are expected to take four to six weeks amid a Department of Homeland Security funding pause complicating Federal Emergency Management Agency coordination.
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Trump and Maryland governor Wes Moore battle over Potomac River sewage spill response
President Donald Trump is lashing out at Maryland Gov. Wes Moore over what he says is as a lagging response to a January pipe rupture that sent sewage flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington.
Donald Trump denounces an "ecological disaster" in the Potomac River after a major waste spill. The president expressed himself on social media, where he particularly criticized the management of Maryland Governor Wes Moore. In addition, he announced the instruction to federal authorities to "protect Potomac, the water supply in the capital region and our precious national resources in our nation's capital." Read more
President Trump Blasts Democrat Governor For Mismanagement Of "Massive Ecological Disaster," Directs FEMA To Step In * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
President Trump criticized local Democrat leaders, especially Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, for the mismanagement of a “massive ecological disaster” unfolding in the Potomac River. Trump said the federal government would have “no choice” but to step in. “There is a massive Ecological Disaster unfolding in the Potomac River as a result of the Gross Mismanagement of Local Democrat Leaders, particularly, Governor Wes Moore, of Maryland. A sewer line bre…
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