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The Government Must Act Now to Address Tijuana River Pollution

Wed, 2 July 2025, 9:39 am
Tijuana’s Los Laureles Canyon, on the highway to Playas de Tijuana, is the kind of place where stereotypes about impoverished colonias on the U.S.-Mexico border ring true. More than 50,000 people live crammed into a narrow canyon in everything from concrete houses to plywood shacks buttressed…
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Opinion: As a former border mayor, I see the tariff war bringing tragic loss, shock and outrage

Wed, 2 July 2025, 9:05 am
With a looming trade war between the U.S., Canada and Mexico as a result of President Trump threatening the application of 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico (a move the Wall Street Journal referred to as “the dumbest in history”), I feel a tragic sense of loss,…
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The Mexican women who defied drug-dealers, fly-tippers and chauvinists to build a thriving business

Wed, 2 July 2025, 8:58 am
Ahead of the small boat, as it bobs on the waters near La Paz in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, is a long line of old plastic bottles strung together on top of the waves. Underneath them are as many as 100,000 oysters,…
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Restoration projects in polluted Tijuana River Valley no longer aim of CA bill

Wed, 2 July 2025, 8:48 am
A state bill that could have paid for environmental restoration projects in the polluted Tijuana River Valley no longer has that goal, after the bill’s sponsor revised it to focus on what he says is a more pressing need. Last year State Sen. Steve Padilla…
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25 Years of WILDCOAST Del Mar-based ocean conservation group celebrates a quarter of a century of impact

Wed, 2 July 2025, 8:23 am
When I founded WILDCOAST in 2000 with Wallace J. Nichols, never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined the incredible journey we would embark on over the next 25 years. What started as two friends and ocean advocates with a vision, transformed into a…
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Sewage treatment plant in Baja nearly complete

Wed, 2 July 2025, 8:18 am
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — On a bluff just above the Pacific Ocean about 5 miles south of the border, the San Antonio de los Buenos sewage treatment plant is 97.5% finished. Its opening is widely anticipated by people on both sides of the border,…
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Discarded Tires in Tijuana: How tens of thousands of used tires wind up in the Tijuana River.

Tue, 14 January 2025, 11:31 am
TIJUANA, Baja California — When the non-profit environmental group WILDCOAST did a cleanup in the Tijuana River Channel, the tremendous tire problem was a major hurdle. From their aerial footage, thousands of tires could be seen in the channel, which is essentially a dumping ground for trash…
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Wildcoast’s border cleanup stops thousands of pounds of trash from flowing into U.S.

Tue, 14 January 2025, 11:27 am
SAN DIEGO — Volunteers with Wildcoast picked up thousands of pounds of trash yesterday, including plastic, tires, and other items. The cleanup occurred in a Tijuana River Channel on the Mexican side of the border. Before yesterday’s cleanup, Wildcoast installed two trash booms in Tijuana that have…
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Another Border Crisis: Why California’s Popular Surfing Beach is Shut Down

Tue, 14 January 2025, 10:25 am
“It’s a ticking time bomb. I am extremely concerned that people may begin to perish because of this,” says Paloma Aguirre, mayor of Imperial Beach. San Diego County has declared a state of emergency over the Tijuana River sewage crisis. Unhealthy conditions are driving tourists…
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How WILDCOAST Keeps Our Marine Protected Areas Teeming With Life

Tue, 14 January 2025, 10:20 am
Determined not to flip the kayak, I paddle hard, straight into the swell, following my guide Lillie Mulligan’s lead. The offshore wind drives a brisk fog atop the San Diego-Scripps Coastal State Marine Conservation Area, challenging our forward momentum. “Paddle harder,” Mulligan yells as our kayak…
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