US EditionPollution From the Tijuana River Is Ending up in the Air Near the Border, Study Finds
- On Thursday, U.S. Senator Cory Booker traveled to the Tijuana River Valley to assess the environmental impact of the ongoing sewage contamination in the area.
- The crisis results from untreated sewage and toxic chemicals flowing from Mexico into the river, worsened by damaged infrastructure and heavy rainfall.
- Researchers found pollutants such as methamphetamine, rubber-related chemicals, and UV filters aerosolizing from the river into the air, potentially exposing residents to harmful substances.
- Booker emphasized the urgent nature of the situation, calling for an official declaration, while researchers recommend enhanced surveillance and cooperative efforts across borders.
- The findings suggest airborne pollution from the Tijuana River affects public health and policy, highlighting the need for infrastructure investment and continued research.
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Sen. Cory Booker Demands Federal Action On Tijuana River Pollution Crisis
IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (KESQ) - Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, today visited Imperial Beach to see the Tijuana River sewage pollution crisis and demand stronger federal action to address the issue. Booker was invited to South County by Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre and was joined by Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego. "No one should be forced to breathe toxic air and swim in sewage,'' Booker said. "What I saw and smelled today in South San …
Sen. Booker visits border, calls Tijuana River pollution 'environmental justice crisis'
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., during his visit to the border Thursday. He’s flanked by Mayor Paloma Aguirre, left, and Rep. Juan Vargas and Rep. Scott Peters, right. (Photo courtesy of Paloma Aguirre) Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre once served as an environmental fellow in Sen. Cory Booker’s Washington office. She leveraged that contact Thursday, as the New Jersey Democrat and former presidential candidate visited her city to see the Tijuana Ri…
Sen. Cory Booker sees TJ Sewage Crisis for the first time
U.S. Senator Cory Booker visited the Tijuana River Valley on Thursday to witness firsthand the ongoing sewage crisis affecting the region.The New Jersey senator toured a contamination hot spot off Saturn Road with Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre, observing toxic chemicals bubbling up from the ground."The air conditioning did not stop the stench from coming through. We were smelling this all the way down the road," Booker said.During the visi…
Tijuana River pollution impacts air quality in San Diego: study
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Local researchers with the University of California San Diego and Scripps Institution of Oceanography examine how pollutants in wastewater travel and move along the San Diego coastline. Researchers took samples of water and air from the U.S.–Mexico border to the Scripps Pier in La Jolla and found a mixture of illicit drugs, chemicals from tires and personal care products in the air. Their study discovered pollution from…
Hastings Tribune
Pollution from the Tijuana River is ending up in the air near the border, study finds
Researchers have found that pollutants in the Tijuana River, which carries raw sewage and industrial waste from Tijuana, are also turning up in the air along the coast near the U.S.-Mexico border.
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