Is push for Tijuana River Valley Superfund designation dead?
21 hours ago · The push to explore a potential Superfund designation for the Tijuana River Valley hit a snag Wednesday when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told San Diego County leaders that the federal ...
EPA rejects petition to investigate Tijuana River Valley for a ...
1 day ago · The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has denied a request to investigate the Tijuana River Valley for a superfund designation, a label issued to some of the most toxic places in the nation ...
Wastewater treatment plant operator likely to dodge Tijuana River ...
23 hours ago · But decades of underfunding and deferred maintenance have led to escaped sewage that has caused ecological disaster in the Tijuana River and coastal wetlands and devastating health effects to people living nearby in Imperial Beach and San Ysidro because of aerosolized bacterial pathogens from the sewage, the plaintiffs claim.
Risk not 'high enough' to warrant EPA cleanup in Tijuana River …
17 hours ago · San Diego County Supervisors Jim Desmond and Terra Lawson-Remer questioned the EPA’s decision not to designate the Tijuana River Valley as a “superfund site.” (Aaron Eudalay/KSWB)
US-Mexico border: 100 billion gallons of toxic sewage ... - ABC News
Feb 20, 2024 · Water samples taken from the Tijuana River and Estuary, located on the U.S.-Mexico border, showed a range of dangerous viruses and bacteria, including HIV, hepatitis B and C, Salmonella, Vibrio, Streptococcus, Listeria, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, according to …
2024: A momentous year in the fight to end Tijuana River Valley …
Dec 29, 2024 · It was a year in which the Tijuana River — the polluted corridor that carries sewage, trash and toxins across the U.S.-Mexico border — was labeled one of America’s most endangered rivers.
California secures critical funding to address Tijuana River sewage ...
Dec 21, 2024 · Working alongside federal, state, and local partners over years, Governor Newsom has helped secure critical funding and support to address cross-border pollution from the Tijuana River while holding authorities accountable to expedited timelines.
Governor helps secure $250 million to help fix the Tijuana River …
Dec 24, 2024 · Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state had secured millions in additional funds to address the ongoing Tijuana River sewage crisis that has polluted the coast in San Diego County. The ...
California joins federal and community partners to launch pilot …
Dec 17, 2024 · What you need to know: California is launching a pilot project to stop trash from clogging the Tijuana River as part of $35 million in investments to address the ongoing sewage crisis.
New report: Public health crisis unfolds as Tijuana river sewage ...
Feb 14, 2024 · A new report released by San Diego State University’s (SDSU) School of Public Health researchers finds an escalating public health crisis due to Tijuana River contamination flowing from Mexico into South San Diego.