Correction: A past version of this story, along with the headline, incorrectly stated that the City of Coronado declared a state of emergency for the Tijuana sewage crisis. In a meeting on Sept. 3, the council passed a resolution that asserts the urgency in resolving the crisis, but does not officially declare a state of […]
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Coronado asking Newsom, Biden to address sewage crisis
A campaign led by local students to press President Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency over ongoing beach pollution has gained traction with support from Coronado Unified School District trustees and families. In a presentation during a governing board meeting, students from Coronado High School urged district leaders to […]
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Tijuana sewage crisis sees progress in infrastructure projects
On May 1, a bipartisan group of elected officials sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, demanding for more money to be allocated for the Tijuana sewage crisis. This was part of the “AD HOC” cross-border water quality subcommittee’s quarterly report given on May 7 at the Coronado City Council meeting. […]
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South Bay mayors advocate for pollution crisis funds in D.C.
Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre and Chula Vista Mayor John McCann, joined by a delegation of local officials, including City of Coronado Councilmember John Duncan, traveled to Washington D.C., advocating before Congress and the White House for the approval of $310 million in supplemental funds to address the pressing Tijuana River pollution crisis and for […]
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Coronado teens ask Newsom, Biden to declare state of emergency
Gavin Newsom and Joe Biden each got a letter from Coronado High School kids early this month, pleading for help to stop the contamination of San Diego County beaches with sewage from Tijuana. “We need you to declare a state of emergency” are the pleas from Coronado’s youth that made their way first to the […]
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Rep. Peters: Navy SEALs forced to train in polluted waters with human feces
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Scott Peters, who represents Coronado, took to the House floor on Jan. 11 to demand that President Biden’s request of $310 million to fix and expand the dilapidated South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant be included in any upcoming spending deal. Peters emphasized the health effects of the crisis, stating: “Air […]
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Mayor Bailey and Councilman Duncan head to Washington D.C. for sewage crisis
The Mayor of Coronado and Councilmember John Duncan are headed on Jan. 7 to Washington D.C. to talk to members of both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate about the importance of receiving funding for the cross-border sewage pollution crisis. Mayor Richard Bailey and Duncan are part of the subcommittee created earlier in 2023 to […]
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Encinitas group threatens lawsuit over border sewage crisis
ENCINITAS — An Encinitas-based environmental group has threatened legal action against the International Boundary and Water Commission over a treatment facility’s discharge of millions of gallons of untreated sewage each day into the water along California’s southern border. The Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation teamed up with longtime partner San Diego Coastkeeper to issue a notice of intent on Dec. 28, alleging […]
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Op-Ed: Tijuana, a boom town, needs to keep trash out of river
Thank you for last week’s front page photo (Dec. 29) of environmental depravity in Mexico. Your year-long intensive coverage of this issue has been outstanding. Now even more compelling, and aggravating, is evidence that our Mexican friends have ample capital to solve the trash problem. Tijuana a boom town Tijuana has become a boom town. […]
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“Things are going badly for us”
The Coronado News for all of 2023 has investigated a nearly century-long legacy of broken promises by U.S. and Mexican officials that have resulted in millions of gallons of raw sewage flowing regularly into the Pacific Ocean. The environmental crisis not only pollutes the water and shutters beaches, but it also affects sea life and […]
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“We struggle…we grab water from a pipe”
This group of Mexican citizens, who deeply love their country and community, have the same wants – a clean, Pacific Ocean that’s not polluted from sewage – as residents in Coronado and Imperial Beach.
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Researchers in Tijuana work to find solutions to sewage crisis
Researchers inside the Chemistry Graduate and Research Center at the Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana are working on ways to create clean water.
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Op-Ed: Congress must prioritize public health over politics on sewage crisis
In the decade since I joined Congress, I’ve made it a priority to close that distance and get the federal government to pay attention to the cross-border sewage that has fouled Coronado and South Bay beaches for too long.
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CIFF premieres “The Big Dump” with calls for help on sewage crisis
There was a theater full of new and years-long advocates pushing for solutions and continued awareness related to the Tijuana sewage pollution criss on Nov. 10.
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Air sensors, storm recover plan in place to help with sewage crisis
Improvements at the international wastewater treatment plant in San Ysidro and new projects are expected to help the transboundary sewage crisis from Tijuana by the end of this year.
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Key official: State of emergency for sewage crisis may not be needed
A key federal official said a presidential state of emergency regarding the Tijuana sewage crisis may not be needed despite a chorus of pleas from local politicians and environmental groups to get such a declaration from the White House. International Boundary and Water Commissioner Maria-Elena Giner on Oct. 31 said a state of emergency from President […]