Trump approves DC emergency declaration over Potomac sewage spill, FEMA mobilizes

Trump approves disaster assistance to DC to help with sewage spill into Potomac River

President Donald Trump has approved emergency assistance to Washington, D.C., to help the city address a sewage system leak that dumped at least 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Trump’s…

Trump approves Potomac River clean up disaster assistance

President Donald Trump has spoken several times this week about the ongoing ecological disaster in the Potomac River.

Trump has declared a state of emergency in Washington

US President Donald Trump approved the introduction of a state of emergency in Washington due to the ingress of sewage from the city sewer into the Potomac River.

Trump approves DC emergency declaration over Potomac sewage spill

President Trump on Saturday approved Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's (D) request for federal disaster assistance as the nation's capital works to clean-up the Potomac River following a sewer line collapse. Bowser on Wednesday declared a local public emergency and asked the Trump administration for support in a 15-day order. In the declaration, the mayor [...]

Trump approves FEMA help for Potomac sewage spill as local officials continue repairs

One month after a break in the 72-inch-wide pipe that carries sewage from Virginia and Maryland to the D.C. Water treatment facility, officials addressed the latest developments.