Newsom announces $46 million of voter-approved funding to help address Tijuana River pollution
The grants will fund projects to cut bacteria and trash, while at least 40% must go to communities hardest hit by pollution.
- On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $46 million in voter-approved Proposition 4 funding to help clean up the chronically contaminated Tijuana River at the California-Mexico border.
- Since 2018, more than 100 billion gallons of raw sewage filled with industrial chemicals and trash have poured into the Tijuana River, according to the International Boundary and Water Commission.
- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the sewage emits toxic gas that can trigger asthma and nausea; at least 40% of funding must benefit communities hardest hit by pollution.
- Phillip Musegaas, executive director of the San Diego Coastkeeper in Southern California, called the funding a 'big help' but warned it remains a small portion of what is needed to address infrastructure failures.
- Newsom urged the Trump administration to provide permanent solutions, stating California cannot solve this 'decades-long federal failure' on its own and demanding the federal government honor its commitments to this community.
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Newsom commits $46 million to Tijuana River sewage and pollution cleanup
As South Bay communities continue to grapple with closed beaches, toxic air and raw sewage, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that $46 million in voter-approved funding is now available to help clean up the polluted Tijuana River that flows…
Governor announces release of millions intended to help clean up Tijuana River Valley
Steve Egger stands near what scientists call “the Saturn hot spot,” a section of the Tijuana River where the contaminated water splashes out of pipes and creates pools of foam near his home Friday, March 6, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that the state is sending $46 million in voter-approved funding to help clean up the chronically contaminated Tijuana River at the California-Mexico border. “Peo…
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Newsom announces $46 million of voter-approved funding to help address Tijuana River pollution
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is deploying $46 million in voter-approved funding to help clean up the Tijuana River at the California-Mexico border, one of the nation's worst and longest-running environmental crises.
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