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The government lost an intermediary

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Josefa González-Blanco left the Environment Ministry on Saturday - Photo: Graciela López/CUARTOSCURO.COM
27/05/2019 |09:45
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The government lost an intermediary

After Josefa González-Blanco left the Environment Ministry , we've been told the dialogue some business leaders had established with some of the emblematic programs from this administration, through the minister , is lost: the Maya train and the Dos Bocas oil refinery. In the eyes of the business leaders , many things could be said about Josefa González-Blanc o but at least she was open to discussing the potential collateral damages that the two projects could cause in the environment . Without her in the picture, other cabinet members got rid off a tough critic to make those to projects happen, no matter the consequences.

Voiceless environmental experts

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Those who hope that the new Semarnat chief is an environmentalist are the state department's employees. We've been told at the ministry , workers are worried because most of the areas have stopped their operations and staff cuts continue. After the arrival of J osefa González-Blanco , we've been told that many experts left and those who remained felt “ helpless ” because the budget is not enough to fight emergencies such as sargassum and fires . Besides this crisis , some are worried that the environment ministry is going to be in the midst of a political dispute between the members of the cabinet .

The President's plan for Pemex

President López Obrador

finished his tour of the country's six oil refineries on Sunday, as he was monitoring the modernization progress at the refineries . We've been told that the President's strategy to promote the energy sector includes being in touch with the workers. At the Ingeniero Antonio M. Amor refinery , the President presented a new refining plan and will look for the support of all Pemex workers . Nevertheless, we've been told that the rehabilitation plan includes hiring foreign companies , which is not approved by the workers.

Is Germán Martínez being shunned?

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members are still upset about the return of the IMSS director, Germán Martínez , to the Senate . Party members have asked the bench's leader, Ricardo Monreal , to place him elsewhere because they blame him for affecting the government's image , especially that of the President . They also say they don't have a good feeling about him after Yeidckol Polevnsky and Martí Batres took pictures with him and shared them on social media as if nothing had happened. Until now, the former PAN member hasn't met with Monreal, who hasn't said anything about his resignation to the IMSS .

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