US EditionFederal leader of Alaska’s Denali Commission says she is fighting for the agency’s survival
- Maria-Elena Giner, Biden's appointee, has been replaced as commissioner of the IBWC.
- The Trump administration reportedly demanded Giner's resignation, which she submitted on Monday.
- Giner is credited with overhauling the underfunded IBWC, and she communicated daily with Mexican officials.
- Giner stated, "serving as commissioner has been the honor of my lifetime," and thanked Trump for allowing her to stay.
- William Chad McIntosh, a Trump appointee, replaced Giner and now leads the agency responsible for treating sewage.
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Anchorage Daily News
Alaska BeaconFederal leader of Alaska’s Denali Commission says she is fighting for the agency’s survival
Julie Kitka, federal co-chair of the infrastructure-focused commission, lists challenges posed by Trump administration grant cancellations and other actions.
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Rep. Levin, IB Mayor Aguirre continue to urge federal funds to fix Tijuana River Valley crisis
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San Diego Union Tribune
myRGV.comTrump 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…
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