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This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News , a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter  here . NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Silvia Fernández Gallardo Boone leaned over a stream of water rushing through a concrete chute at the city’s wastewater treatment plant. “Smell it!” she said, beaming. Odorless, treated wastewater flowed into the Coyote Arroyo, or creek, then the Rio Grande. Mere months earlier, more than 12 million gallons of raw sewage were leaking every day into the river and groundwater in Nuevo Laredo. After repairs to the treatment plant, to Fernández Gallardo’s delight, the flow of untreated wastewater has been significantly reduced. “Being on the border, we really live our lives on both sides of the river,” Fernández Gallardo said, looking out at the treatment plant. “We all have a stake in taking care of the river.” Silvia Fernández Gallardo Boone and Juan Carlos Pérez of COM...

Days after Mexico’s Supreme Court tossed out a tax on foreign tourists, calling it “vague and unconstitutional,” Puerto Vallarta municipal authorities say they have addressed the Court’s concerns and will apply the fee beginning Jan. 1.  Municipal treasurer Raúl Rodrigo Pérez informed a local media outlet that the City Council made the modifications requested by the Supreme Court and expects the new wording to be approved in time to begin collecting the tax next year.  Foreign visitors arriving in Puerto Vallarta on cruise ships can pay upon docking. Others can pay at the airport, at their hotel or at certain municipal government offices. (Princess Cruise Lines) The municipal government had anticipated the Court’s ruling, Pérez said, and had been preparing its response. “We had expected this scenario,” he said. “We knew it could happen, and we knew how to resolve it since the ruling offered solutions that were implemented.” On Dec. 1, the Court annulled a tax reform a...

A late-night skydiving stunt over the heart of downtown Mexico City ended when a U.S. man’s parachute snagged on a traffic light above a major avenue, startling a few pedestrians and drivers but causing no injuries. Authorities and local media identified the man as 36-year-old American Miles Pack, who was later taken to civic court and released without charges after officials determined there was no damage to city infrastructure. El monitoreo del @C5_CDMX permitió identificar a un hombre que quedó atorado en un semáforo tras descender en paracaídas en Balderas y Juárez. Desde el C2 Centro Histórico dimos seguimiento preventivo y nos coordinamos con personal de @SSC_CDMX para verificar que no hubiera daños… pic.twitter.com/uy6PIRZArU — Dr. Salvador Guerrero Chiprés (@guerrerochipres) December 9, 2025 The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the intersection of Avenida Juárez and Avenida Balderas — one block from the city’s oldest public park, the Alamed...

For the second consecutive year, President Claudia Sheinbaum finds herself in heady company, ranked in the top five of Forbes magazine’s annual 100 Most Powerful Women in the World list. Mexico’s president was named the fifth most-powerful woman in the world, based on a formula using metrics such as money, media impact, influence and spheres of power. Forbes wrote that “nearshoring — a business strategy of relocating production to countries geographically close to the end market — has put Sheinbaum at the center of the manufacturing transformation in North America.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by EL CEO (@elceo__) The magazine also credited Sheinbaum for having made history in 2024 by becoming the first woman elected president in Mexico. That achievement was also cited last year when she was ranked the fourth most powerful woman on the Forbes list. Forbes pointed out that while global approval ratings for female ...

The government of China has called on Mexico to abandon its plan to impose new and higher tariffs on a wide range of Chinese products. A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce on Thursday urged Mexico to “correct its wrong practices of unilateralism and protectionism at an early date,” according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce urged Mexico to rethink it’s latest import duties. (China State Council Information Office) The appeal came after Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate approved legislation on Wednesday that will increase, or implement for the first time, tariffs on imports of more than 1,400 products from China and other countries with which Mexico doesn’t have trade agreements, including India, South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia. The tariffs — which cover more than a dozen sectors including auto parts, light vehicles, plastic, toys, textiles, furniture, footwear, clothing, aluminum and glass — range from 5% to 50%. They...

Mexico’s lower house of Congress approved on Wednesday a bill that seeks to impose new or higher tariffs on imports from China and other countries with which Mexico doesn’t have free trade agreements. Submitted to Congress by President Claudia Sheinbaum in September , the bill was significantly modified — i.e., softened — by a lower house committee before the full Chamber of Deputies voted on the initiative early Wednesday. #ALMOMENTO | El Pleno aprueba el dictamen por el que se reforman diversas fracciones arancelarias de la tarifa de la Ley de los Impuestos Generales de Importación y de Exportación. pic.twitter.com/RCVGtwi8UB — H. Cámara de Diputados (@Mx_Diputados) December 10, 2025 A total of 281 deputies from the Morena and Green parties voted in favor of the proposed reform to the Law on General Import and Export Taxes, while 24 Citizens Movement (MC) lawmakers opposed the bill. There were 149 abstentions, with deputies from the National Action Party (PAN), the Instituti...

Puerto Vallarta is experiencing a period of heightened scrutiny as several unfolding events draw attention to the city’s security strategies, treatment of the press and rapid urban development.  Incidents involving federal authorities, marine safety and controversial construction projects have intensified public debate about how the city is being managed and whether institutions are responding adequately to emerging challenges. PV residents feel less safe, says federal survey U.S. specialists and federal security officials participated with Mexican authorities in a security forum on November 30 that was meant to exchange intelligence and information between the two countries. (US Embassy/Facebook) At the November 30 Puerto Vallarta Security Forum, municipal, state and federal authorities convened to discuss the city’s changing security landscape. Although Puerto Vallarta continues to rank favorably compared to other major tourist cities across the country, officials acknowle...

“Few elements shape the development and sustainability of a tourism destination as decisively as air connectivity,” Rodrigo Esponda Cascajares, Managing Director of the Los Cabos Tourism Board, wrote in a recent article for Mexico Business News . “The destination’s capacity to connect with national and international markets determines not only how many visitors it attracts, but the very trajectory of its economic and social development. Connectivity is the bridge between opportunity and viability and, when managed strategically, the cornerstone of sustainable tourism. “A widely held belief in the tourism industry is that airlines will only inaugurate a route once passenger demand justifies it. In practice, however, that view is overly simplistic. Air routes are not purely reactive outcomes of demand; they are strategic enablers of growth.” 2 new flights announced for Los Cabos 2026, and another is expected soon Southwest Airlines is among the carriers offering new flights to Los C...

As millions of pilgrims prepare to converge on the Basilica of Guadalupe this week, Mexico City officials have launched Operation Pilgrim Dog 2025 to rescue and care for the dozens of stray animals they expect to find around Tepeyac Hill. Last year, nearly 12 million pilgrims visited the shrine on and around Dec. 12 — the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe (aka the Virgin Mary), one of the biggest dates on Mexico’s Catholic calendar. Authorities reported 68 strays found near the Basilica after the pilgrimage last year, and 150 more some distance away, 15 in critical condition. (Graciela López/Cuartoscuro.com) Rescuers found 68 abandoned dogs near the Basilica in 2024, according to the news outlet N+, while Mexico City’s Animal Care Agency (AGATAN) reported rescuing 150 animals throughout the capital around last year’s festivities, including 15 in critical condition. Most of the dogs were already strays that had attached themselves to pilgrims on the road, then ended up in the Basi...