Are Children Living Near the Border at Greater Risk of Health Problems Due to Sewage Crisis?

Are children living near the border at greater risk of health problems due to sewage crisis?

Virginia Castellanos, a South Bay Union School District nurse, is at work when her phone buzzes. “It stinks really bad at Jade’s school,” reads the text message from her husband, who is walking their 6-year-old daughter to school in Imperial Beach. Inhalers by Jade Castellanos’ bed on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024 in Imperial Beach, California. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Castellanos can smell it, too, from her office about a mile away. …

California lawmakers urge Trump for emergency declaration on border sewage crisis

Imagine a once-pristine coastline turned toxic, where families can’t swim and the air itself carries a health warning. That’s the grim reality for Californians along the U.S.-Mexico border, and now state leaders are demanding action from the highest office. According to Newsweek, California lawmakers have passed a resolution pleading with President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency over sewage pollution flowing from Mexico into the Ti…