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US and Mexico Closer To Solving Sewage Crisis
EPA chief Lee Zeldin said the U.S. and Mexico were close to a deal that would stop sewage being dumped off the coast of San ...
US one step closer to ‘100%’ deal with Mexico ending decades-long sewage crisis gripping vacation hotspot: EPA
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the U.S. is one step closer to locking in a deal with Mexico to permanently end the ...
Expansion of South Bay sewage plant being fast-tracked to address water, air quality concerns
The EPA and IBWC have fast-tracked the expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant to reduce polluted ...
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EPA fast-tracks South Bay wastewater treatment plant expansion
An expansion to the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant is in the works Wednesday and could be just 100 days ...
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EPA administrator talks about Tijuana sewage crisis before congressional committee
The EPA administrator told the congressional committee Mexico has agreed to do a lot, but not enough to fully deal with the ...
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Sewage Plant Expansion Accelerated as EPA Pushes Mexico for ‘100 Percent Solution’ in Sewage Crisis
Note: This article originally published on May 19. It was updated around 8 a.m. on May 20 as new information emerged. More ...
Imperial Beach mayor blasts county officials over lack of funding for Tijuana River Valley pollution
Paloma Aguirre said that the county is moving forward with a budget that "grossly underfunds sewage cleanup and public health ...
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IB mayor calls out county for lack of border sewage funding
Her callout of the county leadership comes a day after sewage flow across the U.S.-Mexico border temporarily increased in the ...
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Lee Zeldin toured a wastewater treatment plant at the border, met with Navy SEALs and several local and federal elected officials
Lee Zeldin, the new administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, vowed Tuesday in San Diego to pressure Mexico to stop the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis. “Mexico needs ...