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Pollution 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 see the ongoing sewage contamination impacting the area near the California-Mexico border.
- The sewage crisis results from deteriorated wastewater infrastructure, population growth, and heavy rainfall causing untreated wastewater to pollute the river and coastal areas.
- UC San Diego researchers found chemicals, including illicit drugs and industrial compounds, aerosolizing from polluted river water into the air near Imperial Beach and La Jolla, exposing nearby communities.
- Booker described the situation as urgent and called on Congress to officially recognize the crisis with a formal declaration.
- The visit and study highlight the need for cross-border cooperation and improved infrastructure to reduce airborne pollution and address long-term public health risks in the region.
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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…
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