Washington, D.C. – February 17, 2026 – In a bold move to address an ongoing environmental emergency, President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal agencies will assume control of the response to a major wastewater spill in the Potomac River. The decision comes weeks after a catastrophic sewer line collapse in Montgomery County, Maryland, which has raised alarms over public health and ecological impacts in the region. The incident began on January 19, when a 72-inch section of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line failed, unleashing untreated wastewater into the Potomac River