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The United States government approved US $250 million in short-term funding on Dec. 20 to expand the South Bay International Water Treatment Plant in San Diego, California. The long-awaited project helps to address a major cross-border pollution problem by improving the treatment of wastewater flowing north from the Tijuana River. State Treasurer Fiona Ma Urges Congress to Support Cleanup Measures in Tijuana River Valley Watershed Following Trip to San Diego County: https://t.co/hH2r8wjobB pic.twitter.com/5oYiU3vaG7 — Fiona Ma, CPA (@fionama) October 17, 2024 Wastewater from the city of Tijuana is supposed to be diverted, treated and discharged into the Pacific Ocean before entering the Tijuana River Valley in southern California. The city’s sewage treatment facilities are outdated and overwhelmed, however, leading to a clog in the system that pushes an unsightly mass of sewage and debris north of the border, particularly impacting Imperial Beach in San Diego. As a result, I...

A three-member USMCA dispute resolution panel has handed Mexico a big defeat by ruling against the country’s restrictions on genetically modified (GM) corn imports, citing a lack of scientific basis for the measures. The panel found that Mexico’s policies were in violation of its obligations under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), most notably in regard to market access. The U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) office said the panel ruled in favor of all seven U.S. legal claims in the long-running case, “handing the Biden administration a major trade victory in its final weeks,” according to Reuters. Announced on Friday, the decision comes after years of escalating tensions since Mexico’s initial 2021 decree to phase out GM corn for human consumption — starting with bans against the use of GM corn in tortillas and dough, with a possible future ban on GM corn for livestock, as well. Mexico has been importing GM corn from the U.S. for years, buying about US $3 billion worth ...

After U.S. President-elect Donald Trump declared he would designate Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations on his first day in office, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters Mexico would never accept any interventionist actions. “We will collaborate with and coordinate with the United States,” Sheinbaum said in response, “but we will never subordinate ourselves.” During a Sunday speech to conservative supporters , Trump — who takes office on Jan. 20, 2025 — said he would address illegal drugs on his first day in office, according to the newspaper El País. “All foreign gang members will be expelled and I will immediately designate the [drug] cartels as foreign terrorist organizations,” Trump said, adding that every cartel “operating on American soil will be dismantled, deported and destroyed.” Trump also mentioned his November phone call with Sheinbaum , after he had threatened to levy 25% tariffs on Mexico unless more is done to solve the problems of immig...

Every year, thousands of Mexican immigrants in the United States return to their places of origin in Mexico to reunite with their families for the holiday season.  Estimates suggest that over 20,000 Mexican immigrants are expected to cross the Texas border this December. Most of them are traveling to the area surrounding Jalpan de Serra, a municipality that serves as the access point to communities in the Sierra Gorda de Querétaro, a region with high levels of migration to the U.S.     These Mexicans living in the U.S. make a yearly plan to meet in Laredo, Texas, at the southern border of the U.S., to advance as a group toward Mexico. Many told the news agency EFE that traveling as a group makes them feel secure and at home.  Ariadna Tapia, an immigrant who has been traveling between the U.S. and Mexico for seven years, told the news agency EFE that there is not a single moment when a person feels alone during the trip. She also said the group is escorted by...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has unveiled a billboard campaign aimed at discouraging illegal border crossings into his state — especially by migrants who are hoping to cross illegally before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20. The billboards, which began going up on Wednesday along major migrant pathways — mostly in Mexico but also in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras — warn that undocumented entry into the U.S. through Texas risks incarceration by U.S. authorities and rape by the traffickers. The billboards feature warnings in multiple languages, including Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. (Greg Abbott/X) One billboard in Spanish translates to “Danger ahead: If you cross into Texas illegally, you will regret it forever.” Another reads: “How much would you pay to have your daughter raped?” The campaign, which the Republican governor estimated will cost $100,000, is part of Abbott’s broader efforts to combat undocumented crossings along Texas’ 2,018-kilometer bo...

As this year’s sea turtle spawning-and-nesting period nears an end, Cancún municipal officials have reported that roughly 950,000 hatchlings have been released and made their way to the ocean. Fernando Haro Salinas, director of ecology for Benito Juárez municipality, told reporters this week that the majority of the hatchlings were green sea turtles ( Chelonia mydas ), locally known as tortuga blanca . A reduced number of arrivals was recorded this year, due to erosion caused by the hurricane season. (Jolo Díaz/Pexels) While three or four of the more than 50 incubation sites were still active, Haro called this year’s season a success. “The total number of arrivals was slightly less than last year, but still quite a high number,” Haro told reporters .  Haro said this is not unusual, explaining that it is common for a high spawning season to be followed by a lower one, according to Diario Cambio 22. Last year in the municipality, more than 11,000 nests were identified with ...

Mexico’s Security Minister Omar García Harfuch returned to the battle-scarred state of Sinaloa for the second time this month after one of his federal agents was slain Wednesday in Culiacán, in an attack attributed to organized crime. President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters during her Thursday morning press conference that García Harfuch will remain in the northwestern state for an undefined period of time. After a federal agent was targeted and killed, Security Minister García Harfuch returned to oversee the state’s security operations. (Galo Cañas/Cuartoscuro) Sheinbaum also said she will meet with the security minister and Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha in the state capital Mazatlán on Sunday. Early Wednesday, Security Ministry (SSPC) investigator Halexy Guadalupe Velderrain Con was ambushed and killed in Culiacán. While the SSPC did not provide additional details at the time, at least one other agent was reported wounded, according to the newspaper El País, which added that...