The Latest Breaking News from Paloma Aguirre

Mexico to Install 450-Foot Trash Boom to Address Tijuana River Pollution: Report

Last December, the United States and Mexico signed an agreement aimed at curbing the pollution flowing into the Tijuana River, including infrastructure upgrades and other steps to contain the crisis.

Latin Times · Feb 22

California Lawmakers Request Trump Declare State Of Emergency Over Tijuana River Pollution

California lawmakers are asking President Donald Trump to declare a state of emergency over pollution of the Tijuana River

Latin Times · Jul 2, 2025

CDC To Return To Tijuana River Valley To Check Extent Of Contamination From Years Of Sewage Water

CDC personnel is set to return to the Tijuana River Valley to study the extent of contamination caused by sewage water dumped in the river

Latin Times · Jun 10, 2025

Doctor Who Exposed Flint Michigan Water Crisis Calls Tijuana Sewage 'Very Similar Story'

Local researchers recently found a poisonous substance in the river as a result of the high volume of raw sewage flowing from Mexico

Latin Times · Oct 7, 2024

New Tijuana River water samples are 'very close to that of raw sewage', scientists warn

Continued tests show the water quality to be unsafe for humans to get into

Latin Times · Jul 30, 2024

Tijuana Sewage Update: California beachgoers in this county warned to stay out of ocean

Authorities extended the closure to the Coronado Shoreline. It already reached the Tijuana Slough, Imperial Beach Shoreline and Silver Strand Shoreline

Latin Times · Jul 25, 2024

Heavy metals and E coli: raw sewage at US-Mexico border a ‘public health crisis’

The Tijuana River flows through Mexico and empties off California, carrying pathogens and chemicals and threatening public health

The Guardian - US · Feb 15, 2024